ARTH 3102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Postern, Chamber Tomb, Lion Gate
19 Oct 2017
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At a location where it can take advantage of the topography: as it is aligned by the ridges, can be used occasionally in folic tombs, roads bridges, dames. At the base of the wall is a smooth surface so none can climb up. With the mud brick up top you would not be able to see the sky due to the walls being so high. Maybe 3 or 4 people walking through. Although other animals have feline bodies and we are unsure based off of the. The collumns that are tapered at the based are minoan. And the block on top is a representation of the attabliter of a building. This is he second oor of a building. This is a centre point for people to aim at people. One person can get through at a time. Corbel vaulted tunnel to secure water supply 1200 bc. It increases all the way around multiple levels of forti cation.
