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… through these remains. The rearrangements which took place after the conflagration on floor V are also evidenced on our section as well as the destruction layer which resulted from the earthquake on floor II.
Summary of the stratigraphical evidence
Although incomplete, the sections above described give evidence of the history of the building so far as it has been laid bare, of its gradual development and its ultimate end. Both the Main Building and the parts added to it rest on the bedrock. This is not always seen on the various sections, which we have examined but it is observable in several parts of the building where the bases of the various walls have been exposed either by our work or by pits previously dug by tomb-searchers.
The south part of the compound stands on a site where there was originally a depression in the bedrock in which an earlier (LCI) but somewhat scanty deposit has been brought to light. On the surface of this … continues
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