Vouni, Korakas and the palaceAlfred Westholm

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… the surface are blackened by the same fire as was described in room 20. This first step in room 21 measures 1,40 m x 1,60 in square and has its continuation on a much higher level in a cement floor immediately southwest of the stone slabs. The cement floor measures 1,00 m x 1,70 m in square and is on three sides surrounded by walls preserved to barely the floor's level. The cement floor is also assumed to be a ledge in the stairway so that the stairs had their continuation over the wall towards room 20 but with direction opposite to that of the stairs from room 15 - 21. Of course the stairs have also concealed or covered room 28. From the outer, stone-paved part of room 21 gateways lead partly in under the stairs to room 28 and partly in the opposite direction to room 22. The floor level in room 21 lies only slightly below ground surface. The earth here has been wholly disturbed by the plough. The blackened stones indicate, however, that at one time, nearest … continues