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in TR.2. Uncovered last year, [handwritten: Removed large mosaics] Cleaned mosaics at [handwritten: 16-10 with knife.] which may belong to Basilica. [handwritten: Extended south branch P-S to 0-20.] Found another marble column (3). [handwritten: Base well preserved (like smaller one in situ) at P-S 13 (not in situ). 45 x 45.] Found another column base (4) marble, 46 x 46, more crudely made than previous one.
March 29. Continued cleaning mosaics. Found probable place for column base (4) found yesterday, on same wall as col.base 2 at 13.50 approximately (see plan, p. ). Found column broken in several parts in immediate vicinity which probably fits base and goes with it. Found another volumn unbroken and very well preserved which may go with marble col. base 2 in situ 30 cm. at top. Found one side of large column base stone 12-14, 30 cm. deep 53.50 x 53.50 cm. Started south branch of Tr.23 0-4.
April 1 (Monday). Started digging 23- 10-12. 19 men - 2/wheelbarrows additional/ making now 5. Set stone column base fragment No.9 on probable stylobate (see plan p. ), 315 cm. north of col.base in situ on same wall.
April 2. 18 men, 5 wheel barrows. 0-6 cleaned to below floor made of large flags. -20 cleaned. Cistern found 15 to 18. Removed dumps of branch 0-4 - 0 and 10-16. Also of and 16-18. Began digging
April 3. 18 men, 7 wheelbarrows. Finished 16-18. Began cleaning out section K- 0-10 to move floor of small stones set on edge. Used 3 wheelbarrows here. Digging continued and Noted that good number of Hellenistic sherds came out of fill between 0 and 40 cm over cistern at 240 depth. All ground over cisterns consists of artificial fill which must be dated by dated sherd. Trench at depth of 7 metres today. Went to 18-20. Columns resting here removed and 0-4
April 4. 18 men, 7 wheelbarrows. Continued cleaning recent floor over [handwritten: One man still cleaning mosaic] 10-16. Started 0-4 and 14-18. Trench branch digging cleaned. These came from finished and cleaned to depth of (blank).
April 5. Trench 23 0-10 surveyed by Mr. Hill. [handwritten: Dug 23] 18-22 Continued digging 23 0-4. Finished digging 23 8-10 down to hard stratum. Continued digging to floor K- 0-10, 30 cms. below surface. Finished drawing plan p.18. Composed of decomposed building.
Nave fr. stone on wall cut to serve as stylobate probably of a column at north side to north nave wall - 9.62 cm. wall to north aisle wall - 5.80 For south nave wall to south aisle wall - 5.74.
Nave - 9.62 North aisle - 5.74 " - 5.80 " wall - .765 South " - .75 22.675
Aisle walls cannot yet be computed with any accuracy.
Appear to be two aisles on either side judging from walls - one beyond each - of about the same width. Do not seem to vary more than 50 cm
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain