. Ilios : the city and country of the Trojans : the results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author. « corn or wine, for there are in it nine enormous earthen jars (ttIOol) ofvarious forms, about 5f ft. high and 4j ft. across, their mouths being from 1873.] THE COLOSSAL JARS. 33 29^ to 35;^ in. broad.^ Each of them has four handles, 3| in. broad, anathe clay of which they are made is as much as 2^ in. thick. Upon the. No. 8. The Magazine, with its Golos-al Jars, in the depths of the Templ
. Ilios : the city and country of the Trojans : the results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author. « corn or wine, for there are in it nine enormous earthen jars (ttIOol) ofvarious forms, about 5f ft. high and 4j ft. across, their mouths being from 1873.] THE COLOSSAL JARS. 33 29^ to 35;^ in. broad.^ Each of them has four handles, 3| in. broad, anathe clay of which they are made is as much as 2^ in. thick. Upon the. No. 8. The Magazine, with its Golos-al Jars, in the depths of the Temple of Athene; ;is it appciind ill June 1»73. » south side of the jars I found a wall of fortification, 26 ft. long and 10 , built of sun-dried bricks, which, though thoroughly baked in theconflagration, were exceedingly fragile. In the middle of March I also commenced a large excavation closeto my wooden house and to the west of the Great Tower.^ I foundnear the surface the ruins of a large house of the Greek period, whichextended to a depth of 6Ht. It must have belonged to a great man,perhaps a high priest, for the floors of the rooms were made of large slabsof red stone excellently polished. Below this Greek house I found, asusual, a layer of debris with but few stones ; then a number of house-walls composed of small stones joined together with earth ; and beneaththese again immense masses of burnt and partly-vitrified bricks. At last,at the depth of 30 ft. below the surface, I brought to light a street 1
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