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Tomb 40 (cont. from p. 119)
6-24-54 bedrock. Open this as much as possible without disturbing an almond-tree near-by, and make a cut to see if the tomb has already been plundered. At ca 60 cm below the level of the root at the door come upon several whole pots.
Close up tomb pending negotiations on removing the tree.
7-27-54 Remove almond tree. Free tomb completely from top. The cutting on top of the bedrock has a total length of 1.65 m and a clearly defined shape on the N side and E side. The W side is interrupted by a small pocket-like cutting going down obliquely into the chavara. The S. side is much less certain in its outline. Much of the original bedrock covering the tomb seems to be slightly collapsed but essentially in place. The shape of the cutting is:
Drawing: ; labels: N
(to p. 153)
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain