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Page 2700 2700 Dirty tile frags. Seven tile frags, which I am averaging fist size, a few up to foot size. Seven tile frags, which I am placing in bag to be washed, and stored. About 1/12 bucket of shards. No other finds. Removed also same area but only 00-0.50 m. e. of e. stylobate wall 2705-14 (continuation of 2687-3) looser darker soil with fewer stones and smaller averaging egg size, largest being fist size. No tiles. This stratum may be trench dug to lay foundation of e. stylobate wall.
Page 2702 About 1/12 bucket sherds. No other finds. 2 handfuls of sherds; no other finds.
25 & 26 Apr. Removed same area. 2705-5, 0.50-1.80 m. east of east stylobate wall fairly loose whitish soil with rough stones ranging from fist to foot size. 1 tile frag. placed in shard bag; 2 handfuls of sherds; no other finds.
27 Apr.Removed last week S.E. Bldg. 2705-1, loose dark soil with many rough stones averaging from egg to foot size, larger ones left as found. About 3 buckets of tiles which I have not dug. 10 sherds only. north and 25.00 east on sample of 2705-1 which I have not dug. 10 sherds only. One ter. head F 1771 and lamp type XXVIII F 1772. No other finds.
23 Apr.51. Removed S. Bldg. room 5, east side. 1.40-2.80 s. of n. wall. 0.50-1.80 e. of e. stylobate wall p. 2705-6, red compact soil with few stones averaging not more than egg size - two or three up to fist size. Two Notiles. No other finds. Dug down to bedrock. Removed 3.00-5.00 m. s. of S. Bldg. 32.70-33.00 m. s. of w. end 2607-2, loose brown soil with few stones only, rough ones averaging not more than egg size, all fill, probably part of top surfacing of ancient road. Two tile frags. only. Thrown out. 1 bucket of sherds. No other finds. Removed 7.80-10.00 m. s. of S. Bldg. 40.00-43.00 m. e. of w. end. 2691-1, loose dark soil with many rough stones, fallen probably averaging from fist to foot size - all rough ones. 4 tile frags. - thrown out, about 1/5 bucket reddish soil with fair number of rough stones varying from fist to bucket size. Nine tile frags. Removed fallen stuff over west threshold block of room 5 in north wall; loose shards, no other finds. No sherds. Nine tile frags.
Page 2710 A few plaster frags. from central part of threshold; one only near west jamb. A few plaster frags. Iron frags. placed with tiles which I am stacking just south of west jamb. At one time on threshold near socket for door pivot; about 1' above block. This wall can still be seen over east the doorway was closed by a rough wall. This wall was end of threshhold block where the east door jamb once stood. end of threshold and the later demolished in except at east and west end of threshold. No other finds. opening thus made was found full of fallen stuff. See film 154-23 and 154-25.
29 Apr.Sunday. 30 Apr & 1 May Easter holidays. 2 May 51. Removed S. Bldg. room 1, west side. 00-1.10 m. s. of north wall. 2712-1. See Film 154-25 & 26. Loose reddish soil, 5 or 6 rough stones about egg size - one about bucket size. the Rest averaged about egg size - not many. About 1 wheelbarrow load of roof tiles - to be washed and placed in vicinity where found. One frag. of marble slab placed with tiles. 4 sherd frags. only. No other finds.
Page 2712 5 May 51. Removed S. Bldg. room 1, east side. 00-5.90 m. s. of n. wall. 2711-1, very loose reddish brown soil with many rough stones averaging about egg size, largest being not more than a little over fist size. About 1/5 bucket tiles. 4 water pipe frags. F 1775 am stacking these on east wall of S. Bldg. at 2.00 m. s. of n. wall. About 1/2 bucket of sherds. Two lamp frags. F 1775 and 2 handles with incised letters. No other finds. See Film 154-50. One large stone 65 x 45 x 24 seen in photo. 1 frag. of column at 1.60 m. s. One of n. wall against east wall Arch. bl. no. 53. This stratum is all fill. Placed column frag. just N. of tiles.
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain