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the middle ages a small fortress seems to have 

 been built from the material of the older 

 buildings at the upper end of the ruins. Rock 

 tombs were found on both sides of the hill, the 

 best preserved being on a cliff on the west side, 

 but none of them were inscribed. Several of 



ROCK TOMBS. 



them were remarkable for their size, and for 

 being hewn on all sides so as to stand like 

 houses, completely out of the rock. We are 

 here in a similar circumstance with respect to 

 the identity of the ruins as at Saaret ; but 



