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Chap. IV.
OF ANCIENT BUILDINGS.
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fires, separated by an interval of time, during which the 6 inches of "mortar and concrete

Mould, 16 inches thick.

Charred wood, 10 inches thick.

Mortar with broken tiles, 6 inches thick.

Charred wood, 2 inches thick.

Undisturbed gravel.

Fig. 10.

Section within a hall in the Basilica at Silchester. Scale 1/32.