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… at the end of the excavation, it seems that the floor of the ramp identified in the southern part of the sounding is partly covered to the south by late fills. A very clear boundary is drawn on the ground. Unfortunately we did not have time to remove them. A very small sounding nevertheless allowed us to identify, beneath the two levels of late-period fill a layer quite fine (≃ 10 cm) of sand and small pebbles. This strongly resembles a beach, or even the upper part of a beach. However we were not able to date it. Last important observation: beneath the level of the ramps, immediately under it, we find a very compact layer of deposited vases, which seems to be a marine infill. in this last, we find many shells. of some with 2 valves are even closed, so deposited there naturally without having been consumed. On the other hand, none … continues
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