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… which is filled with pebbles. Wall 9 is moreover built differently, with twin dressed slabs placed back to back leaving a narrow space between them. These slabs rest on a course of square or rectangular blocks 0.26 m. in height, forming a wider base with a margin on either side. The foundation of the wall, which rests on the rock, is of boulders. On the internal face of the upper blocks remains of lime plastering were still preserved along the lower part, resting on the margin provided by the lower course. This is of special interest as it suggests that the inner faces of the walls including the part composed of dressed blocks were plastered. Plastering of the upper mudbrick part of the walls is evidenced at several points and here we have evidence that this plastering was continued down to cover the dressed blocks.
The east wall of the building extends from the south facade to wall 17 although, as already mentioned, the junction with the latter has been destroyed by a pit … continues
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