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Nov. 6. Trenches 1 and 2 begun. Tr. 1 A-K & A-a. Surface soil removed only. A-a only part of surface removed. See photos 21-24, and plans pp. 6 & 8. Tr. II A-Z A-b. First finds see p. 7.
Nov. 7. Trench 1 to Xi. Found conduit at a in Trench 2. Extended Tr 2 to theta, digging only surface soil. Began of second stratum of Trench 1 between walls at E and A-B and Gamma also Zeta-Eta. Began Trench 3 A-7 - only surface soil. Began digging s.e. corner of cistern near A of Tr. 2 to find origin of terracotta pipe. Also dug small trench ____ metres east of 1 & 2 and parallel with it beginning from wall at A. See plan p. ⁄ to find if water conduit extended in this direction along wall.
Nov. 8. Water pipe & rock cut conduit found to continue some metres east. Began another trench further east to see whether water-pipe went further. Finished digging out cistern (SW corner). Began to dig outside S. wall of cistern 2 1 Tr. 1 at A B, Gamma & Zeta-Eta. Extended Tr. 2 to Theta.
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