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| Explorations in Turkestan : Expedition of 1904 : vol.1 |
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| Fig. 420.-Plan of Ghiaur Kala. |
Citation Information
188 ARCHEOI,OGICAI, EXCAVATIONS AT ANCIENT MERV.
THE SEPARATE EXCAVATIONS.
UPPER DIGGING.
A little below the surface, at a depth of I foot Io inches, there was uncovered the remains of a brick pavement (a) in the middle of the excavation. The flat, square, burnt bricks—all 15 by 15 by 3 inches—were set with mortar and formed
Fig. 420.—Plan of Ghiaur Kala.
only a single layer. At the same level very important finds were made—two marginal pieces óf a large, thick-walled supply vessel, a small piece of a thin-walled vessel, and some pieces of animal bones, all inscribed with cursiveletters in black color. Copper coins were also found in the same layer. I will precede the following description with the remark that copper coins occurred in the upper digging in the deeper layers down to 32 feet 7 inches. They will be considered further on in connection with the coins from the other point (see fig. 422).
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