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M 17:8: Pyre in Pithos Y.

Contents of Pithos Y; probably belonging to sacrificial pyre III. In northern corner of courtyard. Characteristic pyre pottery in fill of one of two pithoi set into the floor of the courtyard as part ... 400-350 B.C ... Contents of Pithos Y; probably belonging to sacrificial pyre III. ... Perhaps the pyre material was unearthed in the course of later activities and thrown into the pithos, which had gone out of use.