Map with an unusual twist (archaeological findings, not building changes) The following plans show recent archaeological findings at a historic site in the year 2004 and 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate how the archaeological findings at an ancient coastal site changed between 2004 and 2014.

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, it is clear from the diagrams that the number of discoveries rose dramatically over the period, with several major buildings unearthed and the total of dwellings almost tripling,

whereas

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the woodland covering the western half was largely cleared to make way for the excavations. The first map reveals that, in 2004, dense trees occupied the entire left-hand side of the area,

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mountains lay in the north-east. Only three old houses were visible, one situated directly below the hills and a pair

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east, and a temple stood in the south-eastern corner beside the sea, so the majority of the land remained unexplored. The latter plan shows that, by 2014, the picture was significantly different. A stadium was located in the north-west, where the forest once grew, and just a couple of trees survived in the south-west.

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, a toilet block appeared in the north, and a palace emerged in the south, directly west of the temple, which was retained unchanged.

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, the housing finds increased to nine, arranged in a double row along the eastern edge, roughly triple the earlier figure.

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, if digging continued at

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rate, the whole settlement would be exposed within another ten years.