[Photo] 75 |
PANORAMIC VIEW TAKEN FROM SANDY RIDGE TO WEST OF RUINED DWELLING N. XLI, NIYA SITE, SHOWING REMAINS OF N. XLI AFTER EXCAVATION (A), ANCIENT TANK WITH SURROUNDING ARBOUR (B), FOOTBRIDGE STRETCHED ACROSS DRY RIVER-BED (C), AND DEAD ORCHARDS BEYOND (D). The position from which the panorama was taken, on the tamarisk-covered top of a sandy ridge, is marked in Plan Pl. 18. The view extends from the S. E. (left) to W. (right). In the foreground behind the ruined dwelling N. XLI (A) and tank (B) are seen the remains of dead trees and fences marking lines of ancient avenues and gardens. The height of the trestles, still upright, which once suported the bridge (C) is shown by the figure of a man. Beyond the left bank of the dry river-bed are remains of dead orchards (D) and in the distance those of an ancient vineyard (E, traced in 1913). In near background, to south and south-west, rise tamarisk-cones, and in the distance high ridges of dunes. |