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sunk considerably, especi- 

 ally towards the middle ; 

 and this is shown in the 

 three following sections. 

 The measurements were 

 made by stretching a string 

 tightly and horizontally 

 over the floor. The sec- 

 tion, Fig. 13, was taken 

 from north to south across 

 a room, 18 feet 4 inches in 

 length, with a nearly per- 

 fect pavement, next to the 

 "Red Wooden Hut." In 

 the northern half, the sub- 

 sidence amounted to 5f 

 inches beneath the level of 

 the floor as it now stands 

 close to the walls ; and it 

 was greater in the northern 

 than in the southern half; 

 hut, according to Mr. Joyce, 

 the entire pavement has 

 obviously subsided. In 

 several places, the tesserae 

 appeared as if drawn a little 

 away from the walls ; whilst 



