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The quarries are cut into the hill in large
rectangular sections with stepped sides - The
tombs are excavated in these stepped sides.
They are of two forms; the series referred to
above has a rock hewn portico in front
consisting of two columns supporting a moulded
arch between them and a flat architrave
on either side. The ceiling of the portico is arched
behind the arch and flat behind the other.
There are usually rock hewn sarcophagi at
either end of the portico. In the center a low
doorway with carved lintel leads into a
rectangular, flat roofed chamber with 6 arcosolia
2m a side. The other rock cut tombs
have a single broad moulded arch before
the entrance but the doorway and interior
arrangement are similar to the above.