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0334 Explorations in Turkestan : Expedition of 1904 : vol.2
Explorations in Turkestan : Expedition of 1904 : vol.2 / Page 334 (Grayscale High Resolution Image)

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[Figure] 525-528 Stone Implements from the South Kurgan.

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doi: 10.20676/00000178
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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE IN TERRACE II, NORTH KURGAN.

On March 28 I was given charge of terrace II, which had then been in process
of excavation three days and been sunk to a level of +26.5 feet above datum.
The digging extended north from the end of terrace I and measured 20 feet on
the sides and 9 feet and 7 feet respectively on the south and north ends (see fig. 31).
At +26.5 feet we came to a layer of fire-hardened earth extending out from
the edges of a circular hole which was filled to the mouth with ashes. This hole