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… is therefore understandable, indeed entirely natural that one in the north-eastern parts, where the rock lies deep does not observe the actual cemented rock basin any more than in the south-western It is thus established that an internally cemented basin cut into the rock, extending downward to a hitherto undetermined depth. In this basin is built a broadly square ashlar structure forming the actual upper part of the cistern. How far this square structure in the basin extends downward is also unexplored. The cistern's opening is round and its inner plan appears elliptical. The opening is laid of four somewhat roughly rounded ashlar blocks with the long sides towards the opening. Above these lie five ashlar blocks star-shaped with the short ends towards the opening. Inside the cistern the closing is accomplished by successive corbelling. The cistern is now closed by some arbitrarily dumped stones which during the excavation are removed. Above this rough substruction-structure of roughly hewn squares, har uba- … continues
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain