How to Observe in Archaeology by Various
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Sometimes the buildings are Crusaders' churches transformed. The one really certain fact as to masonry dressing in Palestine may here conveniently be noticed--that Crusader structures are built of well- squared stones with a plane surface finished off with a dressing consisting of very fine diagonal lines. Once seen, this masonry dressing is absolutely unmistakable. Buildings thus identified as Crusader should be examined for masons' marks. VII. Miscellaneous. The following are some other types of ancient remains with which the traveller may meet almost anywhere in Palestine: (1) Prehistoric (Stone Age) sites. Marked by being strewn with flint implements and chips: see a fine collection in the Museum of the Assumptionists (Notre-Dame de France) at Jerusalem. Specimens should be collected and the site mapped. (2) Dolmens. Frequent east of Jordan; rare, though not unknown, in Western Palestine. Should be measured, photographed, described, and mapped. (3) Rock-cuttings of various kinds, which should be measured, planned, and mapped. Among these the commonest are: (a) Cisterns (usually bottle-shaped, a narrow neck expanding below). (b) Cup-markings, common everywhere. Often associated with cisterns. |
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