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Nov. 28 (photo)
Center Room
Cistern II dug to depth, c. 1.00 m Area at top 1.35 EW x 0.95 NS " " bottom 0.80 " x 0.95 " being deminished by two steps down at W. end (see plan p. 2) - cement lining c. .03 m thick
The only outlet is through grill see p. 8. ; inlet probably by pipe later continued across it.
Pottery from here mostly coarse no Roman A - no mosaic frags; much slag.
From cleaning upper fl. (i.e. fl. more or less on level with mosaic) frag of lead, apparently from a sealing between 2 stones.
Start cleaning down to lower fl. in front of N door where many coins found by Last (Area of coins plan p. 18)
C 3128-35 Find an additional 16 (d 8-13 mm) (8 dis.) and 1 larger
C 3127 Large frags of wavy combed ware typical of 5th Cent A.D. (G.R.E)
Rim of pithos with pie crust dec. similar to those described p. 8 d. = c. 40 cm. Edges of these rims notably sharp cut.
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Nov. 28W Room
The W Room now defined but in cleaning to probable fl. level find debris, stones and tiles, continues down, with out any change of earth.
Sherds largely tiles, no pot frags of distinctive char. Frag of carved decoration (palmette ?), 17 x 15 cm. A208
Clear area S of S wall - From here bits of glass (from at least 3 vessels) 1 high necked (drawing) 1 small foot (drawing) 1 stem (not same as foot) 1 rim - and other frags. also ribbed & combed ware. photo
Drawing: architectural ground plan; labels: W Room, Wall A continued, 4.50, 1.30, 3.00, Paved Area, 1.90, .80, 2.90, w of E, W & S walls c. 50 cm, N wall c. .80 m, column base., .80, 1.50
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain