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The main wall dividing the two corridors is pierced by three gable-headed doorways 

 and the back corridor is divided into three chambers by two transverse partition- 

 walls. 



In the outer corridor, on each side of the middle doorway in the main wall, is a 

 large panel made up of several slabs of stone let into the wall ; each panel bears an 

 inscription in low relief containing 240 glyphs. A similar panel let into the back wall 

 of the middle inner chamber is made up of two slabs containing 140 glyphs. (See 

 Plates LVII. to LXII.) 



The square wall holes which are shown in the plan did not go right through to the 

 outer surface of the walls. The position of the two small recesses with vertical stone 

 staples in them on the inner side of the middle doorway in the main wall is also 

 shown in the plan. 



There are holes drilled through the under surface of the capstones of the roof, as 

 though for the purpose of suspending lamps. On the outside of the building the edge 

 of the projecting cornice was drilled with holes, those on the north side being larger 

 than the others. 



The floor in both the corridors has been paved with finely cut stone flags, which 

 have been much damaged by excavations made in searching for treasure. 



Temple of the Cross. (@ on Plate I. and Plates LXIII. to LXXVII.) 



This building stands on a very high foundation mound and faces the south. 



About two-thirds of the distance up the slope, at the south-west angle of the 

 foundation mound, are several sepulchral chambers which had already been opened. 

 In one of these is a sort of stone coffin, the sides and ends formed of well-cut slabs. 

 The contents had been rifled and only a few flakes of jadeite had been overlooked. 

 The bottom and sides of the coffin were covered with a dark red powder. 



None of the terrace walls of this foundation mound could be seen, on account of the 

 mass of debris with which it was covered. Near the top of the slope, in front of the 

 Temple (see Plate LXVL), there lies on its side the carved monolith described by 

 Stephens : a photograph of it is given on Plate LXVII., c, but it was too much weather- 

 worn to be worth moulding. 



The Temple (see plan and sections on Plate LX V.) consists of the usual two corridors 

 with four piers and three doorways in the facade. 



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