loosely packed together, into which a monolith had
heen stuck. This platform was connected with the
sacred enclosure by a flight of cement steps, and was
presumably used for religious purposes.
In dealing with the two remarkable round towers
which, stood in the sacred enclosure, one cannot lay
too much stress on the symmetry of the courses and
the accuracy with which they have been built.. They
stand in the centre of the sacred enclosure, which
was floored with cement. By digging to their foundations
we were able to. get very accurate measurements
of them, and found that the circumference of
the smaller one corresponds exactly to the diameter
of the big one, and the diameter of the big one is
apparently equal to half its original height, and its
circumference again is equal to the diameter of the
round building on the LundiBiver. The battering of
the big tower is carried out with mathematical accuracy,
the slope of the curve being perfectly regular,
and is produced by placing the superincumbent stones
in a slightly receding position, so that with the aid
of a monkey rope we were able to climb to the top.
A few courses below the summit, which would seem to
be very much in its original condition. except on the
south side, where Herr. Mauch confesses to have
pulled down the stones: of several courses,, runs a
dentelle pattern, marked'D on the .pl|n, formed by
placing the stones of one course edgeways. This
pattern is the same as the lower one given in the
illustration of Matindela ruins, p. 116‘f. but unfortunately,
owing to the demolition of the upper courses,