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That this re-construction followed a conflagration is evidenced by floor V in the various parts of the northern portion of the complex which bears ample evidence of the action of fire. In particular in room XIV, which is the northern part of the central unit of the Main Building, the mark which a burning beam left was clearly visible on the floor (pl.XXIII,6). But the destruction is also evidenced by a few remnants of dressed blocks which bear traces of strong action of fire, and which were overlooked in the general cleaning-up of the debris which resulted from the conflagration. Such remnants occur in several parts of the northern part of the building, including the north facade. Other dressed blocks which were not damaged, or were only partly damaged, were left in position. The traces of fire they bear corroborate the destruction by a conflagration and suggest that such dressed blocks originally existed throughout the parts of the building damaged by the fire, as they still do in those parts which were undamaged.
Following the conflagration not only was the damaged masonry removed from the walls but also all the
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