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April 24East of Temple B, delta to precinct wall stratum 5, 5a, 5b, See p. 294. Film 17, nos. 22 & 23. Dug in by Sophocles, sole digger today. Film 18, no. 18. See cross section p. ___ [handwritten: Tuda-Tota]
April 26Monday. Street 1 Lambda-Nu east 12-14 second stratum gray brown soil due to fire. 1st & 2nd strata really all one stratum in this district.
April 27Street 1 Alpha-Gamma east 2-8 (Film 18, 53) 2nd stratum 10 cm. deep - dull gray brown soil due to fire. No stones - (3rd stratum only 17 cm. below surface)
April 27thcontd. Street 1 Lambda-Nu east 10-14 second stratum dull gray brown soil due to fire. Many large stones from 30 to 80 sq. cm. (Sophocles and Mario)
April 28& 29. Beginning today all finds taken from sherds will have page number of notebook on which they are recorded written on back of tag that goes with sherds. Page 341 is the first page referred to [handwritten: through] may do the same with earlier finds. But references will be complete beginning today with p. 341. Street 1 Iota-Theta east 8-10. H-Theta east 2-4 2nd stratum - dull gray soil due to fire, 4-10 brown soil - fire extended little here. 5 cm. deep no stones.
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April 28& 29 cont. Street 1 Z-H east 2-4 2nd stratum dull gray soil due to fire, no stones. east 4-10 brown soil. Fire did not extend here. 4-5 cm. deep.
April 30Street 1, E-Z east 2-4 2nd stratum 5 cm dull gray soil due to fire no stones. East 4-10 dull brown soil 6 cm. Gamma-Epsilon east 8-10 2nd stratum 6 cm. brown soil no stones (Mario & Sophocles)
May 1-6. Mr. Hill removed fallen block from west wall of Temple B. No digging elsewhere as I have been busy with other things.
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May 6West of Temple B, delta-epsilon west 8.20-9 first & 2nd strata. 1st to rock, 2nd below rock in rock cut conduit. No change in fill but soil reddish in conduit. West of Temple B, Z-Theta west 10-12 (just west of precinct wall) 2nd stratum 8-28 cm. under surface. loose broken soil , few very small stones - no tiles - violet colored small decomposed matter in soil possibly due to its being untouched for long period. May 7. West of Temple B, Alpha-Delta west 2-4, 45 to 95 cm. below upper course of temple wall. reddish brown loose soil with stones averaging from [handwritten: 40] to 15 sq. cm. large - no gypsum nor mortar. F-H west 0-2 95- 135 cm. below same wall (3rd stratum) red loose soil - stones 20 to 25 sq. cm. I-Xi west 10-12 2nd stratum (same as first, reddish brown soil - loose - no stones) 20 to 30 cm. below surface.
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May 7contd. N-Xi west 0-10, 2nd stratum same as I-Xi. North of Temple B A-E north 10-12, 2 nd stratum 10-20 cm. below surface. same as I-Xi no stones, scarcely any tiles in all this area outside precinct wall. Some found tho at north of north wall, A-E north 10-12. May 8. Went to Lapithos. No work. May 9. Sunday. May 10. West of Temple B. Z-N west 8-10 2nd stratum. 10-30 cm. below surface No tiles, loose brown soil, no stones, few sherds. Top of 3rd stratum consists of stones fallen from precinct wall. A-Z west 10-12 (outside precinct wall) 2nd stratum 10 to 25 cm. deep below surface. loose brown soil - no stones - small stones form top of 3rd stratum. No tiles. May 11. West of Temple B, M-N west 0-8 2nd stratum to fallen stuff forming top of 3rd stratum. 20 cm. deep. 30 below surface - loose brown soil - no stones removed.
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