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10 June Same.
11 June I see Mr. Hill off on Cyprus Airways plane at Nicosia airfield 7:30 A.M. Ten [handwritten: men] removed dump beyond limits of precinct wall near cistern 2. Anta capital placed on east wall of alley for large central threshold, south side doorway as per Mr. Hill's directions.
12 June Digging in south end of alley, trench 9 a-b, south of south threshold, page 1003-4. Continued to remove dump near cistern 1. Cleaning walls of grass. Dug also north of south threshold in alley, see section page 1109, stratum 2, very clean fill withoutstones consisting of mud mortar from walls. Dug same stratum also near center of alley west side. Fill on east side removed last fall.
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14 June 1948 Five men only. Removing in alley stratum 2, consisting mainly of mud mortar [handwritten: R] (trench 9, a-b, (a-80-b) south 1.80-2.80, section page 1109) and also 3 consisting of stones and tiles. Also dug alley trench 9 A-H (A-115-b) north 0-80, stratum 2 and 3, section page 1111. Dug also opposite large threshold in central part of alley, section page 1117-2. In alley the top of stratum 2 appears to have formed a later ground level. Its depth is the height of the step below the large threshold. It consists where it has been dug into of a clean fill composed mainly most probably of mud mortar. See Mr. Hill's notebook. Also dug immediately south of west jamb of south threshold a small pit in search of drain ( or water conduit) which was found farther south. Iliffe and Mitford leave on bicycles for Paphos.
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15 June 1948 Dug north of drain near cistern number 3, trench 9, south 12-13 section page 1097-4. Stratum 4 terminates with a very hard white stratum (number 5). It is now clear that the drain wall as well as the wall on which it is founded [handwritten: Miss Hoint] dates the wall running north-south [handwritten: X] Dug 1003-5 hard part of stratum east of water conduit, south end of alley and began removing 7. Removed 1097-5 (see above) down to large paving stones which appear to be in situ. Digging debris of small rough stones and plaster along east wall of alley north end. Section page 1117-2 (a). See film 113, number 15 and 16. Removed finds F394-409 inclusive.
16 June No excavations.
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4 April 1949 First day of season at Apollo. Began removing surface soil trench 9, o-t, north 8-18, surface soil. Twelve men at Apollo and eight at Saint Hermogenes. Also removing surface soil west of street 1, sigma-x, west 0-8. Extending street 1 system beyond = west of street 1 but trench 9 system remains active east of street 1 south of [handwritten: blank].
5 April Continued removing surface soil trench 9 o-t, north 8-18. Also removing to point south of this area near dump all large rough surface blocks from o-t, north 8-18. See film 116-5-7 for area before removing these. Also began removing blocks from m-o, north 8-16. See film 116-11-13 inclusive. Continued removing surface soil street 1, sigma-x, west 0-8. This is area immediately south of marble floor.
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April 6 1948 Continued removing surface soil street 1 sigma-x, west 0-8. Found coin F354 and F355 here. Debris -small stones and chips, dark soil - darkened by roots. No large stones as yet removed from this area. Also continuing to clear debris from
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