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of forge type were usually covered with large raft stones. The remnants of such
water lines were displayed in 2, 2b, 5a and 5b squares of III excavation field and
2a, 3a, 4, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5b, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8, 8a, 8b and 8c squares of IV excavation field.
Most of these lines are mainly in north south direction. Direction of water lines
fixed only in some places, for instance 4, 4b, 4c, 7b, 8a, 8b and 8c squares is east
west, or north west and south east. It is connected with differentness of relief in
that points. Direction of lines of forge type coming from north had oriented a little
to east to pass south getting across relatively high bloc in 4-5 squares. Perfect
knowledge of local masters about the area topography caused it. Northern part of
the town is some meters higher than south and western part than eastern, as it was
mentioned above. Two of noted lines of forge type are in the direction of a
bathroom displayed in 6th square. One of them passes to 7b square beginning from
6b square. Later by creating an arched form it turns to west, a side where bathroom
boiling-room is situated. This line apparently served provision of the bathroom
with water. Another line of forge type severing 7, 7b, 8, 8a and 8b squares
continues in the direction of bathroom man-made pond. Supposedly, slops of
bathroom were floated through this line. Two grounds exist there for us to think so.
First, the noted line is more sunken from the floor of the bathroom. Second, water
comes to the bathroom man-made pond through the line of pottery pipes from west
direction. In that case there was no need for the second line.
So, questions regarding displayed lines of forge type which are both water
and sewerage lines must be clarified. Actually it is possible to determine fixing of
some of these lines due to their overhead signs. For example, accurately hewed
stone plate having 60-centimetre length and 39-centimetre width was found over
one of such lines passed from 2a square. It is interesting that groves looking like
flower petals exist in middle part of stone plate. I think that the holes on the plate
are for floating of surrounding rainy water to the net. Thus, belonging of those
lines to sewerage network of the town can't be an object of discussion in any case.
But there are such lines where there is urgency for continuance of the investigation
in the area for gaining information about their setting. The expedition leadership
intends to do it after primary conversation work. One of incomplete questions
includes: which of displayed water and sewerage lines are basic; which of them
have subsidiary or local function? Naturally it is an issue depending on the scale of
investigations. Of course, these questions will be clarified as far as scale of investi-
gations expand. It is yet a little early to express decisive thought about findings of
this smaller area.
One of remarkable findings amongst construction remnants displayed in IV
excavation field is a bathroom complex in 6-a, 6, 6a, 7-a, 7 and 7a squares. A
bathroom complex consisted of 5 sections was separated by stone wall partitions.
A stokehole and boiling room of a bathroom were displayed in 3, 4 meter depth in
6b square. There is a hearth built vaulted from above on the wall in west part of the
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boiling house covering 16, 2 m2 field (4,50 x 3,60 m). Two rooms in west part of
the boiling house are bathrooms. Length of both of those rooms separated from
each other by thin partition wall is 3, 50 meter. Width of a bathroom in north side
is 1, 80 m, and width of a bathroom in south side is 2, 63 meter. So, capacity of the
first of bathrooms is 6, 3 sq/ms and of the second is 9, 2 sq/ms. There is a well,
diameter of which opening is 1 meter exists in west of a large bathroom. The well
is situated over the hearth in the boiling house. Edges of the wells, generally the
floor and wall of the bathroom were accurately plastered. Supposedly the water
used in a bathroom was heated in a large metal cast-iron barrel put above the well.
Existence of the well directly over the hearth in boiling house confirms it.
There is III section of the bathroom, probably a changing room in west of
bathrooms. Its width is 4, 50 meter, length is 6,15 meter and total capacity is 28
sq/ms. There is a man-made pond which width is 1, 23 meter, length is 1, 32 meter,
and depth is 0, 46 meter in a side of changing room close to north east corner. A
door from each of bathrooms exists to the changing room. Width of the first door
(north) is 0, 62, of the second is 0, 60 meter. The floor of the changing room was
cobbled accurately with relatively bigger stone plates. Indoor of the man-made
pond and walls was plastered in order. There is water line joining the bathroom
with a man-made pond. It supposedly had a function like heating water of the man-
made pond.
Special niche-holes, completed in cupol-like form with baked brick from
above existed in each south and north wall of the changing room. It seems that
such niches were used to place bathroom small wares.
Both south and north walls of the changing rooms were built vaulted by
baked brick in upper side from a person's height.
It means that upper of the bathroom was covered vaulted by baked brick. To
recall, indoor of the changing room was filled with bricks of destroyed parts of the
arch, while a bathroom complex is cleansed.
A small room of nearly 10 sq/ms was found in west of the changing room
upon cleanse of the bathroom complex inside. There is a door in north bottom of
the wall-partition separating this room getting out of the excavation borders
towards west from the changing room. The floor of this room was cobbled with
stone plates. A small bath-hold accurately plastered from around was fixed in
south part of the room and water line
existed in south east direction from there. It is
still difficult to tell setting of this room and devices there. It is interesting that
another door was displayed in south corner of the noted rooms' western walls while
continuing excavation work there. Upon cleaning inner part of the door above of
which is in vaulted form, its being simultaneously a tunnel-passage was defined.
Stone plates hewed accurately was cobbled into a tunnel-passage, having 1, 00-
meter width and 1, 53-meter height.
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