ival city.—Vide Donaldsons ; Description ofthe Subterranean CV.ambei at Mycenae. 64 HISTORY AKI) RUDIMENTS ing are regular,although of un-equal size, andlaid without ce-ment : the lintelof the door is ofone piece ofstone, of about27 feet long, 17feet wide, and3 feet 9 inchesthick, and iscalculated… … * Mr Donaldson states that there are numerous buildings and excavationsin Egypt, Sicily, and Italy, constructed in a manner similar to this subterraneouschamber. In the Memnonium at Thebes is an oblong chamber, covered by a semicircular vaulting, the stones of which have horizontal courses…
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