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Fig. 3

From: Investigations of the relics and altar materials relating to the apostles St James and St Philip at the Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli in Rome

Fig. 3

taken from the wall material of the canal. The red arrow points to the position of an ancient hole. The yellow arrow points to the big hole inside the small box; b top-view of the ancient hole. In the top of the ancient hole a piece of ceramics (KLR-12381/C101) was found attached with mortar, but the age of the mortar has not been established. Samples on the side/top of the ancient hole was taken for the determination of the TL-background radiation (KLR-12387/C100); c top-view of the small box. The big hole in the upper left corner (south west corner, yellow arrow) is leading down to the crypt below. The two smaller holes are modern drillings, probably made in 1970′s (blue arrows); d top-view of the canal (green arrow), which is running from the lower south-east corner of the big box to the upper south-east corner of the small box (Photos: SS and KLR)

a Top view of the big box. The green arrow points at a canal leading to the south-east corner of the small box. The encrustation KLR-12290/C93 was found in the canal. Sample KLR-12385/C98 was

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