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[margin left: Note this yellow is similar to yellow under floor in hypocaust and about level with floor of hypocaust.] East of hypocaust, it is in west part near east wall, there was much gray soot ash. This gray stop by what appears to be steps. Here yellow sedeler. Across of entrance to hypocaust was yellow about a foot wide two 40 cm. wide long and 10 cm 5 thick. This removed with a sample left on south side of entrance.
North East semi-circular extension of Room IV cleared of top soot fill, earth and roof tiles. Plaster exposed It slants down from corners towards center. The tiles were for the most part flat and large and showed traces of burning
<u>Extension of</u> Circular room north of North Extension of Room N, just below preserved level is filled with stones only two distinguishable. Below these stones particularly in center gray ash and soft fill.
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Room M cleared two holes in line of change where black comes. These holes go down to layer below and are if nothing else a sign of the way the dark wood or burnt material below came up through floor, it
From Notes re Room M, olive nuts were found amongst wood in place from which black was extracted. Bones were found in this layer and in layer below. Christo says that they are animal. It A black hole such as is have come to light near pipes was found at beginning of this layer. The square hole 23 cm. by 23 cm was sunk in floor and built around its clay pressed against it. This room would seem to have been used for sacrificial or eclry purposes?
Room O. cleared modern fill revealing steps leading to Room and hole in floor and second wall built against outside and fill of earth blocking up large entrance to cellar.
Work stopped 15.20. Thunderstorm
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain