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Thus the evidence from this section agrees with that from the previous one and confirms the observation that at the time of floor II, there was a major catastrophe and leaves no room for doubt that it was the result of an earthquake (1). This brought down the superstructure, which either took fire as in room XII, where a hearth existed, or accumulated on the floors burying whatever was there including human beings who did not manage to escape, like the child in room VIII (2).
Section CC (Pl.......) This is parallel to the previous sections and starts from the north wall of room XII(square [handwritten: Δ] -E 14), runs through rooms XI, X and XI and lastly through the area west of the latter ( squares I- [handwritten: Λ] 14); in other words it runs through
(1). This conclusion is subject to the reservation that, like others in this preliminary report, it must in due course be reviewed when it can be correlated with the evidence from other parts of the site. But for simplicity's sake the event is referred to categorically as a earthquake in what follows. (2). Remains of two more children were found under debris and a dump of sherds (dump B) on the border of room II and III at a similar level. (Pl. XIII, 1,2).
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