AFRICA, MALTA, ETC. 



dwellings and of tombs have been found. On the 

 plateau of the Mursia are the remains of rect- 

 huts made of rough blocks of stone. 



angular 



These huts seemed to have formed a village, 

 which was surrounded by a wall for purposes of 

 defence. In the huts were found implements of 

 obsidian and flat stones used for grinding. 



The tombs of the people who inhabited this 

 village are, unlike the houses, circular or elliptical 



Fig. 20. Plan of the Sese Grande, Pantelleria. 

 (Orsi, Momimenti Antichi, IX.) 



in form. They are locally known as sesi. The 

 smaller are of truncated conical shape, the circular 

 chamber being entered by a low door and having 

 a corbelled roof. In one of the sesi a skeleton was 

 found buried in the contracted position. The 

 h 97 



