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32. [margin left: Photo from E] Test Pit I In order to look at foundations (incidently to follow drain "δ") dig test pit at Test Pit (plan p. 2.) Pit c. 2.00 × 2.00 m We go down c. 1.50 m All the fill seems late, dump contemp orary with late use of building, roof tiles and cement with rare pot sherds (3 noted) both "ridged ware", medium coarse, Also from here 3 lumps of slag one with much iron, also a bit of glass.
Wall D, whose E face is here exposed is well built of reused blocks and stands at least 1.40 m. high. (not dug to depth.) Note one reused block inscribed with "Π".
Pit II (following p. 33) The nature of the fill here looks as though we were digging in a previously dug pit. The sides hard, the fill rough and of later date than less deeply dug SW corner of this room. Drain "δ" incomplete here and as it is uncovered now seems to run down to E and to W from this point.
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33. Test Pit II (hatched area on plan p. 18) In center of Central Room go down below drains "β", "γ" and "δ" From near level of "δ" find coin
Drawing: circle; labels: C
3180] which seems to be Byz. The fill here stoney the sherds largely coarse Bases of 2 pithoi with bases as c (drawing) di at bottom 12 and 10 cm medium coarse ridged and combed ware 1 "thin coarse ware lip, (drawing) = type
Under Wall E find earlier wall of fine rubble well laid and in line with W face of Cistern II Top of this wall is c. 0.50 m below drain covers d, d'. and goes down for c. .90 m (bottom not reached)
From here also unexplained [red: Mi 549] t.c. object (drawing) hollow, total d = 76 mm " h = 40 mm broken at x and x possible top of wish bone handles of pithos See continuation p. 32
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain