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VII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS.
The stratigraphical evidence in the compound indicates a continuous occupation from the earliest to the last floor, which was little if at all interrupted by two disasters. The first of these which took place at the time when the earliest floor (V) was still in use, was a conflagration which affected chiefly the central, northern and eastern parts of the compound, and which was followed by repairs and rearrangements. This first disaster is not marked by any thick carbonised layer (the debris was evidently roughly cleared away) but apart from thin layers of ashes here and there the floors were burnt and traces of the marks left by burning roof beams have been observed. Moreover remains of dressed limestone blocks destroyed by fire and traces of fire on others still standing bear witness to the damage done. The south part was less seriously affected and that is probably why the parts of the walls built of dressed blocks are so much better preserved here than in other parts.
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