ðə kɹˈɪpts ʌvðɪ ˈæbi kəntˈeɪnz ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə pɹˈɛzəns əvə kwˈɔːɹi ðæt wʌz ˈæktɪv dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈiːk pˈiəɹɪəd ænd lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ nɛkɹˈɑːpəliz fɹʌm tˈuː bˌiːsˈiː ˈɑːnwɚd ʌntˈɪl kɹˈɪstʃən tˈaɪmz.
The crypts of the abbey contains artefacts indicating the presence of a quarry that was active during the Greek period and later became a necropolis from 2 BC onward until Christian times.