. Mycenaean Troy, based on Dörpfeld's excavations in the sixth of the nine buried cities at Hissarlik. k. The communication between this courtand the inner rooms, as well as the connection of therooms with each other, is unknown. A canal lead-ing through the west wall, and a great jyithos, werefound in the room (r). The hall (t) was cut into twosections (h and i) by a poorly built cross wall. Inthe former (h) were unearthed six great pithoi, andin the latter (i) a strangely formed cylindrical ves-sel, ni. in height and m. in diameter, as wellas numerous millstones and about fifty we
. Mycenaean Troy, based on Dörpfeld's excavations in the sixth of the nine buried cities at Hissarlik. k. The communication between this courtand the inner rooms, as well as the connection of therooms with each other, is unknown. A canal lead-ing through the west wall, and a great jyithos, werefound in the room (r). The hall (t) was cut into twosections (h and i) by a poorly built cross wall. Inthe former (h) were unearthed six great pithoi, andin the latter (i) a strangely formed cylindrical ves-sel, ni. in height and m. in diameter, as wellas numerous millstones and about fifty weaving im-plements. These finds would indicate that the build-ing was a dwelling house. THE MYCENAEAN CITY 75 The wall on the north of the steps (m 1) may belongto another building designated VI N, but as to itsform and position we have no indication. Both on the west and east of VI M a ramp led tothe inner part of the citadel. The buildings of theVII Stratum are built over the western ramp whichis still to be recognized in the layer of small stonesand earth out of which it was constructed. The east. Fig. 36. Ramp of Mycenaean Troy above the Wall ofTHE V City ramp was partially destroyed by the great northtrench dug by Schliemann in 1872,^ and its easternportion alone remains. Under the later masonry ofthe VII and IX Strata, a little to the west of the bitof wall VI L (seen in the square 7 E in the Plan ofthe Citadel), is a limestone pavement. The course ofthis road, designated b in fig. 26, lies above the wall(a) of the V Stratum. The circular piece of wall, VIL, belongs to our city, and may mark the place where iCt. Schliemann, Ilios, p. 24. 76 MYCENAEAN TEOT the road leading from the Gate VI T turned north-ward in order to reach the ramp that led toward thesummit of the acropolis. 25. VI G} Passing toward the east side of the cita-del, we find small ruins (VI K, VI H, VIJ) of thewalls of buildings discovered at the east of the unex-cavated portion that lies to the north of t
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