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Pavements: the Palace courtyard
It seems difficult to distinguish an unequivocal pattern that might have been used in laying down the stones. As excavations progress and more of the surface of the pavement is exposed, it is possible that a clear answer may emerge. For now, two alternatives seem possible.
The first (in red) would consist of concentric patterns laid one next to the other. This pattern, however, does not extend to the entire surface, and seems both less practical in execution and somewhat uphazard in planning.
The second alternative (in blue) seems preferable. In this case, we may surmise that construction started at the threshold (the southernmost row of stones is aligned with the wall and with the threshold itself), and then extended in a fan-like manner to the northeast – the east being presumably the place where an other entrance to the courtyard was located).
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