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identification and measurements or directions. All abbreviations, codes and conventions are
summarized below (Fig. 5.1 repeats these codes for use in interpreting the building plans): 3
Abbreviations for cooking areas:
KI = Kitchen HE = Hearth ST = Stove LO = Large oven SO = Small oven
BZ = Brazier CS = Cooking supports or cooking stand WH = Water heater
Abbreviations for dining areas:
DR = Dining room DH = Dining-hall DI = Dinette
DO = Dining area (Open-Air) DB = Dining benches
Codes for amenities and points of special interest:
WS = Water source LT = Latrine SG = Storage area
CL = Cult place, evidence of ritual sc = Location of sculpture or bases for sculpture
Degrees of confidence in identifying the above areas, amenities and points of interest:
= Secure identification • = Probable identification ◊ = Possible identification
e.g. KI = "Secure kitchen"; DR• = "Probable dining room"; DI◊ = "Possible dinette"
Conventions for identifying rooms and street entrances:
( ) = Parentheses surround the number or letter of a room on the ground floor.
[ ] = Square brackets surround the number or letter of a room below the ground floor.
{ } = Braces surround the number or letter of a room above the ground floor.
# = Indicates the number of a street entrance that corresponds to the building's address.
Conventions for measurements and directions: 4
l. = length w. = width h. = height d. = diameter
Compass directions (following Local N) are abbreviated to: N, S, E, W, NW, NE, SW, SE
3 The abbreviations for fixed cooking installations follow the typology defined in chapter two, pp. 78-84.
The abbreviations for portable cooking appliances such as braziers, cooking supports and cooking stands
follow the discussion in chapter one, pp. 17-20. Abbreviations for dining areas and the degrees of
confidence in their identification follow the typology defined in chapter two, pp. 105-115.
4 All measurements in this thesis are given in meters, but many measurements for objects or locations of
objects in the PAH were given in Neapolitan palms. I have converted these measurements to meters based
on the equivalent of 1 Neapolitan palm = 0.26455 m. as listed in CTP V, 505.
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