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27 July 1949That the outer row of stones. was laid for lead pipe is not to be excluded. Perhaps inner row was laid and then in process of construction, was was realized that this open open pipe would not be suitable for collection of water and second outer row of stones with lead pipe was laid.
The When the hard off lining in bath under mosaic was laid the lining to contain water, the lining with whiter cement and bluish pebbles back of stones extending from either side of drain must have been laid as it
The hard lining of cement brownish cement on inside of bath both exposed to water was laid over lining of white cement with bluish stones in back of two rows of cements This layer of cement in back of two rows appears never to have had a
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27 July 1949smooth surface. A smooth surface appears for a very small area but this because something was pressed against it
The west wall in area north of bath under mosaic was built first and out the wall on north side and perhaps the wall under the bath of which the stones with phagos lives may be a remainder of this wall or trace may have been built first. Certainly the wall of drain was less built after north wall and after wall of drain
When the upper part of bath was built, the portion of the west wall of drain nearest the bath was removed almost to foundation and and was later replaced. This part is distinguished by the use of small stones to fill cracks and a flatter surface and probably continues on top of wall.
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