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west, including some debris. See film 119-36. Digging trench 9, nu-o, north 0-4, surface soil north of entrance to cave, and south of heavy east-west wall to north. See film 120-1. Mr. Hill is clearing debris from southeast corner of his room number 3, bath. See film 119-34. Street 1, [handwritten: omega-A'], west 8-12, second stratum depth 0.20 m.- 0.40 m. This stratum begins at level of top of tcp of pipe to north. No real change between stratum 1 and 2 here.- all dark brown soil without debris and very few stones. See section page 1243. [handwritten: A] terracotta pipeline is at a higher level (immediately to north of this area) than the base of the circular monument and therefore presumably later. Stratum 3, therefore if undisturbed s[handwritten: i]nde laying of pipeline should date to a period after the construction of the monument. Began removing third stratum, bath, southeast room (room 10) (section page 1225-3) containing debris of bricks,tiles, some stones, chunks of lime plaster and decomposed building material. See film 120 - 3, 4 and 5. Chunks of gypsum also coming out.

Page 1244 of bath, trench 9, p-t, north 4-6, and began clearing mosaic floor north of cave south of bath, trench 9, [handwritten: exi-pi], north 2-4.

21 April 1949 Bath, central room, south side, finished removing stratum 2 (section page 1221) and began stratum 3. See film 120-6-9inclusive. Bath, southeast room, finished removing stratum 3 of southeast room and began stratum 4. See sections page 1225 and 1227; Also film 120- 3, 4 and 5; 13 and 14. Stratum 3 is all debris consisting of a few worked blocks, some rough stones very little rubble on the whole, many bricks, chunks of lime plaster and gypsum. See A3 (page 1246). Removed northwest room of bath, stratum 2A, save for worked blocks and began removing 2 (see section page 1237), 2A seemed a little looser than 2 but contains the same debris. See film 120-11. Brown soil with fair amount of rubble. (I122, F571) Continued removing 1239-2A, bath, room 3, digging below level of east threshold.

Page 1248 over mosaic floor under Cleared debris trench9, (p-150-sigma) - t, north 6.00 m., large blocks, north side of room. See plan and section page 1247. It is clear north and west walls - (both very strong walls) had a facing in bricks laid horizontally. Some found in situ in northwest corner. It is now almost certain that this room was a plunge bath. Here after it will be referred to as such. See film 120-12. A small plunge bath appears at east end of southeast room. Wall at same facing in fire bricks. Shall refer to this as small plunge bath. See film 120-21 and 22.

22 April 1949 Began removing fill of many stones of varying size in small plunge bath (southeast room, bath). See film 120-21 and 22. See section page 1227. Worked blocks being placed at southeast corner of room, on east wall. Small rough stones, chips, tiles and bricks coming out, brown soil. Began removing stratum 3, central room, bath, see east end of large plunge bath. Removing stratum 3, central room, bath, see section 1221. In northwest room removing stratum 2 and 2A, see

Page 1250 section page 1237. See film 120-11. Began removing street I, [handwritten: omega-A'] west 0-6, surface soil - dark with no debris. Mr. Hill digging below level of east threshold of northwest room of bath down to level of top of east threshold block F572. See film 120-23. 120-29. Anastasius I, 491-518 A.D. 23-25 April Easter Holidays

26 April Removing surface soil from room south of northwest portion of room 3, bath. Clearing floor of large plunge. Mr. Hill working in room 3 of bath. See his