V. Grace, Ayios Ermoyenis I May 1940–Apr. 1941Virginia Randolph Grace

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(29/v/41) be sure when digging down outside oblique wall of Tr. 43/75 that a difference of soil in the extension both north of 43/75 is not due to summer exposure.

Have cleaned, ^{in ten martyren} "inside" the oblique wall the floor of hard earth among small stones and peebles of larger ones, as found before (see p. 102-3) in 43/75. Trimmed, somewhat, below it, in scarp of Tr. 43, to show stones of layer. The wall continued to the edge of where no stone, by a sort of little channel into which digger says upper darker earth went - probably a stone pulled out of the wall, as it appears below in scarp. The surface "outside" the wall not cleaned very well, hard but no particular significance in conformation, as apparently a beaten floor not clearly distinguishable. However, on the surface, ^{a ton of an} amphora which may show in some photograph. Photographs of surfaces either side of oblique [inserted below: 17.20] wall, showing scarps in Tr. [inserted below: 17.21] 43, and in Tr. 43/75.

Dug into the stones of the "floor"

Margin left: see opp., 17.20-21

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(29/v/41)

Margin left: network of white substance in it

in the martyren between 43 & 43/75. Bit of glass slag(?) with the sherds. L. 5. p. 109

After clearing away stones, put sherds with stratum 2 in 43/75 proper. dig into earth below. Soft earth with some seems to distinguish itself toward the SW (toward wall), leaving an oblique ^{slope of hard} earth (not caught in Tr. 43/75 prop.). In this, at level ca .75 below top surface of stone scour, piece of a profiled glass plate - see p. 105.

Margin left: Gl 62

Photograph

17.20

Photograph

17.21

Digging down outside wall, change sherds, leaving a corner where wall ends at Tr. 43 scarp. Trim this scarp by the wall. Photograph. (see next page) (17.22)

Sherdsp. 186, 16^^ 30/v/41 Tr. 43/75 Stratum 1.00 E 1.50. Fill S of Wall A, from top to white layer: Roman: bits fr. amph. - rim of [inserted above: cf 1546] casserole [inserted above: P 1611]; large part glued together of pot w. flaring neck and (cont. p. 145)