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DIARY earlier fireplace in northwest corner of room. Strat. 3 consists of reddish earth, stones of varying sizes but not larger than fist size, all rough, a few stones a little larger than fist size, fair number of tiles, few sherds, no figurines, some glass.
8 June 1948 Dug in n.e. corner of room south of E. Bldg. See Film 113 #3. Reddish earth, small rough stones only, tiles, sherds, glass (F380) and lamps (F381-2). See section p 1101, strat 2. Digging here to find if alley drain continues in this direction. No trace. Removed slabs covering drain at south end in alley, & drain found to terminate here having been removed south of this point in antiquity to make room for new construction. See Film 113 #4. Dug over threshold at north end of alley. See Film 113 #5. Dug trench 9 y-d, cloist 12-13 south see section p1097-2, to examine walls & their comparative chronology. Mitford working on inscriptions. Mr. Hill applying shellac to Roman cont. p.
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain