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3 very small tile frags only - placed with sherds - about 2 handfuls of sherds - no ribbed wares - 4 bone frags. - thrown out. No other finds.
Removed 2 days ago fallen north wall behind 2nd orthostate, room 1, west wall of center and between 1st and 3rd orthostates from south in west wall where 2nd orthostate once was (missing), P. 2261-1. Removed also P. 2261-2 below fallen wall loose reddish soil with few rough stones. 2261-1: 2 pieces of gypsum, 3 frags. ter. pipe; 9 sherds, 3 tile frags. 2261-2, about 18 sherds; and 4 small tile frags. only - placed with sherds. No other finds. From From sieve, P. 2281-1, came coin F 1377, also few small sherds & 1 tile frag. which have placed in sieve sherd bag.
22 Nov.50. SE Bldg., room 1, north side, removed 2283-1, fill under floor or floor level behind large orthostate. Many rough stones most about foot size, one very large one, about 3 bucket size - a wheelbarrow load in itself; 9 tile frags. only; about 1/8 bucket of sherds - no ribbed - some early. Loose reddish brown soil.
From sieve came handful of sherds and 1 tile frag. Removed S. Bldg., room 3, center, s.e. corner, sample of debris left here from before war. Film 145-6. Loose, reddish brown soil, about wheelbarrow load rough stones foot to bucket size in area 1.50 x 1.50 x 0.50; about 1 1/2 wheelbarrow loads of roof tiles which I am stacking on paved floor near s.e.corner. Only 6 sherds. One nondescript bronze frag. (sheet bronze, corroded) thrown out. No other finds. Removed corridor 3, P. 2267-2, mainly reddish loose soil, somewhat harder near s. end - 0-11.65 north of s. wall - 4 wheelbarrow loads of rough stones - averaging foot size but some bucket size; about 1 1/2 buckets of sherds; 5 lamp frags. F 1379 and coin F 1380 and some glass frags. F 1381. No other finds. - Removed 2 wheelbarrow loads of tiles which I have stacked on east wall at 4.20 m. north of xxxii s. wall (stacked just e. of e. wall). Pots F 1407&1408.
23 Nov.50. Two days ago finished removing S. Bldg., corridor 2, 6.65 - north end of corridor, P. 2269-1, loose reddish brown soil, many rough stones up to 2 buckets in size but averaging about foot size; about 1 bucket of tiles which I am stacking up on east wall at 6.20 m. south of s. face of north wall; 9 sherds only. All debris. Removed Corridor 2, 0.00-5.00 north of south wall, 2265-2, loose reddish brown soil, no stones except by small late stairway - over wheelbarrow load of tiles which I have stacked on west wall about 2.00 m. n. of s. wall. 5 sherds only of which 2 are ribbed. No other finds. One large pan tile on top of this stratum placed on east wall at 3.25 m. north of s. wall. Removed Corridor 2, 6.65 m. north of s. wall to 1.30 m. short of north wall, 2269-2. (See p. 2302)
Removed S. Bldg., corridor 3, north end, 0-3.30 south of s. face of north wall, 2287-1, loose brown soil, with many rough stones averaging foot size. About 1 1/2 wheelbarrow loads of tiles which I am stacking on w. wall at 2.40 m. south of n. wall. About 1 bucket of sherds. Rim with frag. of handle of pithos F 1383 and glass F 1384. Also lamp frags. F 1398, and frags. iron nails F 1399 and coin F 1400.
24 Nov.50. Beginning to repair east stylobate of room 3, S. Bldg., See Film 145-11. Removed S. Bldg., room 4, center, 0-2.00 m. north of s. stylobate, 2279-1, al apparently debris but containing curiously enough no roof tiles; loose reddish soil about 3 wheelbarrow loads of rough stones averaging about foot size - 3 large partly worked blocks well over bucket size; no roof tiles
about 3 1/2 wheelbarrow loads of sherds including sherds from pithoi. From here
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain