The past in the present: what is civilisation? (1880)
Mitchell, Arthur, Sir, 1826-1909 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 91
ce being reduced bya little overlapping of the last course. The distal end of the 6S THE PAST IN THE PRESENT. piers is connected with the main wall, at a height of aboutfour feet, by a single stone in the same way. From the innerend of the piers a large dome rises, covering the interveningcentral… … Fig. 45.—Beehive-house, -with Hypogeum (g, Ji, i).(By Captain Thomas.) South Uist. This beehive house, a restored elevation of which is shownin Fig. 46, would accommodate from forty to fifty people. Ithas attached to it a subterranean gallery, or hypogeum (g} h}i of plan), to which access is given…
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