Prehistoric Thessaly; being some account of recent excavations and explorations in north-eastern Greece from Lake Kopais to the borders of Macedonia . oH Zerelia, Architecture, Tombs i6i A rchitecture. Of the actual huts which composed the settlements beyond the remains ofmud-brick and wattle and daub already mentioned, we found no traces toenable us to determine their shape. The bricks were made of coarse, unpurifiedclay well mixed with grass or straw. But in the second settlement, towardsthe south-east corner of the mound, we found the remains of a well-preservedbuilding (Plan L). Thick wall
Prehistoric Thessaly; being some account of recent excavations and explorations in north-eastern Greece from Lake Kopais to the borders of Macedonia . oH Zerelia, Architecture, Tombs i6i A rchitecture. Of the actual huts which composed the settlements beyond the remains ofmud-brick and wattle and daub already mentioned, we found no traces toenable us to determine their shape. The bricks were made of coarse, unpurifiedclay well mixed with grass or straw. But in the second settlement, towardsthe south-east corner of the mound, we found the remains of a well-preservedbuilding (Plan L). Thick walls of mud-brick (Ss m. thick) were still standingto a height of •8om. on a dry course of slabs (Fig. io6), and at the groundlevel outside were faced with upright slabs to prevent injury from rain anddamp. We were not able to lay bare all this building, but from the it is clear that it is angular and not round. On the opposite sideof the mound (Plan /) we found remains of walls of mud brick very badlyburnt and decomposed, which also belonged to the second settlement. A littlebelow this, and in the field at the foot of the mound,
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