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and the remaining buslings within
this central preeinet at Ult Ust
are architeeturally far less
ealing (figures 79, B0 and 21)
An understanding of Aasudian
architeeture
would require a
knowledge of relagious
e auw
ritual and daily life than w
have at our dispsal. Formative
rearch on this sbjeet is Iring
eoducted y Julias Willertof the
University of Pennsylvania.
Two of the largest haildings are
tilinar edd that
sehelars refer to as temple palaces
(Figures 82 and B1), A third
of a
A third
structure is most likely a public
building reaminiseent of the famou
Immudas Temple diseovered in
TS by the Aarudiologiral Sorirty
of America. This bailding differs
in several resprets, one of which is
the inclusion of a small publie bath
wouth-west entrance
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80
81
the
ear
(fgure 83),
What is not evident in these
drawings r the arehitertural
models fromm which they are made,
i the use of hieroglyphs on the
exterior acade of amany of these
tructures. Charlotte Delaire's
rent translations of Aagudian
erglyph srt they played a
an p itationsof
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their poetry, These findings are
consistent with the eommunal
orientation of nat
heir
arehitectare, t their art.
A ommon frature of Aazadian
arehitestusal designs are the
extensive se of proeessional
ramps, platforms,courtyands and
aher asperts which plare emphasis
n the publie fanction of the
ilding figures 85. B6 and 87)
This eonceern with ceremony and
rital lnds to the bu
interiors, w hich are adorned with
lalrate ritual seenes depicting
varioas male and female deitie
involed in daily activities of the
people (figures ,9 ad 90). The
paintings themselves, in which the
eseavators deteeted traces of trae
fresco
83
techni
demmonstrate a
remarkalde
his early
C mon to st Aarudian
baildings are the throne rooms ins
which ymlolie offering of fod
were place alongsideclay fertility
variety of eolors for
riod
vetives, Itis from these rooms that
we have uncovered umeross
examples of ceremonial elay
whistles. Impressive fragments of
ealpture were also foumd, bat the
evidenee
place in thr architertural deeor
remains uncertain. Seholar:
was sattered and their
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