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Show 180 BURIAL OF 'l'IIE HEMAINS CEIAP. IV. :Section thron ~h the foun<lntions of n. buried Roman Yilla at Abm. gm.. A A , vC'0rr·~• t·, t1u· le mould·, n, dark earth fnll of stone:-;, J 3 inches in thiekness ; C, black mould ; D, broken mortar; E. black mould; r~· ] , undisturbed sub-soil; G, tesserm; JI. concrete; I, natu.re unknown; W, buried wall. CHAP. IV, OF ANCIEN'l' BUILDINGS. 181 of the atrium varied in thickness from 11 to 16 inches; and on the side of the trench in the section was a little over 13 inches. After the mould had been removed, tho floor appeared as a whole moderately level; but it sloped in parts at an angle of 1°, and in one place near the outside at as much as 8° 30'. The wall surrounding the pavement was built of rough stones, and was 23 inches in thickness where the trench was dug. Its broken summit was here 13 inches, but in another part 15 inches, beneath the surface of tho field, being covered by this thickness of mould. In one spot, however, it rose to within 6 inches of the surface. On two sides of the room, where the junction of the concrete floor with the bounding walls could be carefully examined, there was no crack or separaticn. This trench afterwards proved to have been dug within an adjoining room (11 ft. by 11 ft. 6 in. in size), the existence of which was not even suspected whilst I was present. On the side of the trench farthest from the buried wall (W), the mould varied from 9 to 14 inches in thickness; it rested on a mass (B) |
