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[illegible, ~3 lines] [The earth strata under the pots had a mixture of chavara and dark earth. No common stratification observed. The levels of the pots 2-5, lowest point of the impression they left in the earth, taken by the architect before earth cleared away.]
Remove pot #6 in dromos. [I levelled
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of #6 was .10 above level of large jug #3] this pot, also the stand of earth left under the coin (#12), with reference to resting level of large jug #3, the strut of which was still standing.] Level of sample of earth left along N side near coin#12 (ca. 60 east of coin) is .015 below present level of coin[struet] [margin left: See section p. 55] The top of this sample said to represent level [immediately] under fall of roof. [i. e. chavara stuff lay on top of it].
In earth under #4, 2 cut stones lying more or less lengthwise to pot,
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of Burial 4, p. 9. 4th stone on NW child (pp. 44, etc) 4 laid along eastern line of skeleton] the more northerly a bit out toward east. Under this, bones, directly, in places (i.e. stone rested on bone level). Another cut stone with some footing or whatnot under toe of #2. None under #3
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Earth sample against E wall, top level was perhaps a cent. or so higher than that against N wall. Composed of layers of mud [3 in .03], as taken down. Beneath it, more pieces of bone continuing those at higher level. [(The various parts of the burial pushed and partly heaped against the back wall.]
Earth sample under position of coin (just east of glass flasks) came off in a piece [lower part of it] to some #12 & bits of bone.
[margin left: Cf. section of other writing, p. 55.] Strata in NE region: ca .15 lower than E side of N earth sample .... an uneven stony stratum left as sample against N wall. This got lost in NE corner but appeared again along E side stopping roughly at end of stony part of wall. Architect says, fall from roof, which stopped [having this character] when roof stopped
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below, p. 41, 43] being stony. [Referring to curious formation of walls of this tomb, and including part of overhang preserved, the "rock" being partly loose stuff full of stones, partly fine red sandy stuff, with an abrupt vertical division a little S of the lg mirror #19] The surface of this [stony stratum] would about submerge the bones and lower
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain