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Removed same area E 35-38, S 4-6, same stratum - no tiles, about 1/10 bucket sherds. No other finds. 2813-1. Removed E 30-33, S 4-6, 2813-1(c) same as 1 but with rough fallen stones averaging foot size up to bucket size. 1/12 bucket sherds - 3 tile frags. thrown out. [flush right: Page 2812] Removed SE Bldg., E 30-35, S 00-2.10 2763-3, moderately compact light reddish brown soil, few stones only, rough ones only, averaging about fist size but some up to foot size. About 1 bucket roof tiles almost all of which were found from E 30-34. About 1/2/ bucket sherds. Frag. heavy marble bowl F 1852, pot F 1853, glass F 1854, metal F 1855, lamp F 1856, coin F 1857, bronze handle F 1858, frag. pithos F 18529. Stacking tiles at E 29.80 on wall at S 1/2/M2. Appears to be all debris. Bottom of stratum appears to be ground level judging from number finds found at some depth. On2large river stone at bottom placed on stack [flush right: ✓] of tiles. [flush right: Page 2814] 29 May 51. Removed SE Bldg., E 35-36, S 0-4, 2763-5, down to bedrock, hard red soil, very few stones, none larger than walnut size; no tiles, 2 handfuls of sherds, and 2 figurines F 1861. No other finds. All fill. Removed also e. of early wall SE Bldg. E 36-38, S 0-4, 2763-5 down to bedrock same stratum as 2763-5 from E 36-37, S 0-4, handful sherds only, no tiles.
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30 May51. Removed SE Bldg., area (no. of bldg.) N 12-16, E 12-22 (SE Bldg. system) 2757-2, 2759-2, loose dark soil, many rough stones averaging from fist to 1/2/ bucket size - greater number being about fist size on average. Fair number of worked blocks still unremoved. See Film 156-28,29 & 30. Small architectural pieces, about 1 bucket - am stacking on west end of thershhold block at N 12. About 21/2/ wheelbarrow loads of roof tiles which I am stacking at N 13 E 18 on late wall. See Film 156-21 for some of these tiles (about 3/5/ of them) as found. About 1/2/ bucket sherds. 2 figurines placed among sherds in sherd bag. Three frags. (see above) both there and arch. pieces Page 2822 molded plaster placed with stack of small inserted: found just north architectural pieces. of doorway at N 12. Fig. among sherds.
F1866F 187931 May51. Removed E 12-22, N 10-12, 2759-2, same as 2759-2 from N 12-16 (Diary page 2820) large worked blocks left as found for which see Film 156- About 11/2/ buckets tiles. About 11/4/ bucket sherds. Sherds found E 18-20 seem mostly to belong to one pot, F 1863. Am placing these in separate bag marked Bag 2. 2 glass frags. F 1862, lamp frags. F 1863, architectural frags. which I am stacking on top of tile stack at [flush right: Page 2824] E 17, N 9.40 on n. wall of bldg. No other finds. All these this stratum appears to be debris or filled in debris. Removed portico S. Bldg. opposite room 1, and corridor 1 and east side of room 2, 2657-3. Loose reddish brown soil with very few stones averaging about 1/2/ egg size - hardly any larger stones if any, very clean fill about 1/4/ bucket tiles which I am stacking on wall at 4.40 m. n. of n. wall of bldg. opposite west door of room 1. About 3/4/ bucket sherds. 2 stamped handles, F 1865-65. 2 frags. animal figurine placed in sherd bag. No other finds. This is a stratum of fill. [flush right: Page 2828] Removed also same area but only opposite w. door of room 1 2651-4, light grey very loose soil with few stones averaging about egg size with none larger than fist size. No tiles. About 1/5 bucket sherds. One pot handle with incised character F 1866. One bowl with incurved lip (Hellenistic) F 1867. 1 figurine frag. placed in sherd bag. No other finds. This is a stratum of fill. Removed SE Bldg. E 30-35, S 6-10, 2813-1, loose surface soil, many dark & some reddish brown loose soil, many rough stones averaging foot size from E 30- E 33 but many fewer from E 33-35 and smaller averaging fist size. About
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one & 1/4/ buckets tiles most of which were found E 30-33. 2 sherds only. No other finds. Worked block from E 30-32 left as found. Am stacking tiles at S 7 E 29.70 on wall running north-south.
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain
