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… probably arose in connection with water, Even if the stratification should deviate somewhat from the one stated above, it is presumably however, namely, generally prevailing, at least in passage a. Between the two Furthermore it is noteworthy that the earth layers appear to have been exposed to fire, something which, incidentally, is extremely rare in the earth from the palace. The whole installation (room 9) has of course been covered and had a further installation in a higher storey. Between the two main passages a and b run two smaller cross passages c and d, which were likewise filled with earth similar to that in a. From the roofs of these passages there are openings straight upward, which will all together be described more fully later. As far as one can now judge, the installation appears to be interpreted as a hypocaust (hypocaustum) for a bath or the like. In that case it would probably be one of … continues
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