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and western walls of houses. Two niches were fixed in the place of reverse wall
close to corners. Width of niche in east part is 1,10 meter, width of niche in west
part is 1, 20 meter. Two hearthes were displayed side by side amongst western wall
niche and niche of north west corner. The clay oven (tendir) was numbered off in a
place close to south east corner.
One of remarkably important moments is display of wall decorations made
of numerous alabaster inside the house dealt with. The decorations were hand
made on alabaster. They are not reiterated. There are elements similar to mosque
minaret reflecting Moslem symbolism inside it. Cane reeds were threwn into it for
decorations' being fastened to alabaster material. Iron nails used with the purpose
to fasten them to the wall
on alabaster boards, are fixed.
Their belonging to the roof of the house due to the decorations' structure is
clear. They are seemed to be used in decoration of the house's walls or wall
corners. But how and in which part?
It is apparently not an ordinary house. It is special setting house. You
should pay attention to stone-cobbled square in front of the house and small pond
plastered accurately in mid part of the square in order to learn its fixing. Water line
across the pond consisted of pottery pipes passes from under the houses' floor.
Naturally square and pond have a direct connection with the mentioned house. It is
very difficult to express decisive thought about setting and belonging of that house
despite all these. The house belonged to wealthy and titled residents of the town
was probably used with the purpose of praying and acceptance of special guests.
Remnants of single or double-room houses, the basis of which is made of
river stone were found in 3 and 3a, 3b and 3c, 4, 4b, 5a, 5b and 5c, 6c, 7, 7a, 7b
and 7c, as well as 8b and 8c squares in IV excavation field besides the
aforementioned. Basis of walls of some houses remained in a complete form, while
basis of others remained partial. Few number of mine stones hewed accurately
from three sides was used in construction of some houses. These stones were
usually used for closing the wall's fumes or corners. Such stones were more used in
construction of a double-room house explored in 1 and 1a squares of IV excavation
field. Such stones expanded strengthening of the walls.
Basis of some houses remained partial. It was possible to follow tree stool
remnants having anti-seismic function and being in rotten position on the walls of
most houses. It was determined that the remnants of tree frames and pillow existed
under and across the window and doors, as well as niches in all houses and these
features are specific elements for Shirvan architectural school. To recall it is
impossible to encounter tree stools in all constructions of Lahij and Basgal be-
longed to early XIX-XX century. This case definitely does not touch subsidiaries.
Because subsidiaries consisted of small buildings having a wall, built one-fold
from a tree, wood, ground or river stone in most cases. They contained more of a
penthouse built on four posts. Then round of the penthouse was built by stone,