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profil d.… in this section called d) are the following: Under the red c 0,05 – 0,20 m thick layer which was at the hole has been dug through follows an upper gypsumlayer of finer gravel-like gypsum, which in the profile's centre attains its greatest thickness 0,40 m. Below this follows then the previously described layer of gypsum lumps, which extends so deep down that it has not yet been determined. This on the layer sequence over st the cistern building, whose excavation is due for the next campaign. What has so far emerged concerning this is the following: It appears as if the actual cistern were inbuilt in a basin-like hewn-out recess in the rock. This basin is internally cemented and extends further towards the large stairs (see longitudinal section!). The basin's rock edges are further raised up to the cement floor level by means of walls, lowest laid of solid, roughly hewn ashlar blocks, uppermost of smaller cobblestones. These walls give stability to the basin structure and the floor since the rock slopes steeply down towards the northeast. Det … continues
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