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Room 53… northeast forms one of the sides of the southern court. The room, which is still smaller than 49, has a well-preserved cement floor, covered by a negligible amount of earth. Southwest of room 52 there is a larger room, not yet fully excavated. Its extent, however, appears to be c 11,50 m X 6,80 X m square. The floor lies 0,20 - 0,50 m below the surface of the field. Beneath the surface layer the earth is grey. The floor consists of an unusually loose cement, which in some places is destroyed. This is the case in the southern corner, and when the earth beneath the floor was examined it proved that the conditions required a careful level excavation, so the floor was broken through over a slightly larger area than otherwise would have been necessary. Before this, however, two fragmentary terracotta donkeys with pack saddles were found in the earth fill above the floor, and on this both … continues
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