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the; reapers in the small gallery (see page 122) 



From the lack of any stones which 

 could have formed the upper parts of the 

 building, and from the holes drilled in 

 the upper side of the stones at regular 

 intervals, it has been conjectured that 

 the buildings were of wood, covered 

 within with clay tiles, and were entirely 

 burned at the time of the destruction of 

 the city. This would also be shown by 

 the charred remains found everywhere in 

 the ruins. 



One cannot but wonder how the Hit- 

 tites kept themselves warm in their 

 palaces, what kind of stoves they used, 

 or if they had a central heating plant, 

 and whether it was for hot water or 

 steam. It is a place of very cold winters 

 nowadays. From the great stone bath- 

 tub at one corner of the palace, in a 

 trench, and from the clay receptacle 

 (surely a bath-tub!) in the Hittite room 

 of the Constantinople Museum, we are 

 convinced that the Hittites loved cleanli- 

 ness. 



The lower end of the palace is built 

 upon terraces to correct the slope of the 

 hill. On the northern side, also, is what 

 has been called a sanctuary, a large room 

 with an especial entrance, and what may 

 be an altar, upon one side, while on the 



other is a small cistern or basin of rock. 

 The Armenian cook of our expedition 

 was inspired by the atmosphere of in- 

 terest in antiquities, and went over this 

 palace, pacing each room carefully and 

 bringing back in triumph a broken 

 wooden spoon and the lower jaw of a 

 dog. As he displayed his Hittite relics 

 he looked with contempt at the pile of 

 broken potsherds which we had gathered. 

 Crestfallen as he was over the lack of 

 appreciation which greeted his finds, he 

 was later the first to discover some real 

 antiquities. It was the evolution of an 

 archeologist. 



NO mortar was used on these great 



BUILDINGS 



Time would fail me to tell of all the 

 splendid masonry found on each of the 

 rocky heights of Boghaz Keouy, all made 

 of great stones, one fitted into another 

 by a peculiar sort of curved edge, with- 

 out mortar. "Yellow Rock" (as it is 

 called) has the most of the building re- 

 maining. "Yenije Kaleh" (somewhat 

 new rock) has the most heart-gripping 

 height and extended view. "Storehouse 

 Stone" has many rock-hewn chambers, 

 now used by the shepherds. "Curious 



