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Continuation of section p. 1273 to west Tr 9 on grid north 8 approx. Scale 1:50 Facing north
Drawing: section diagram; labels: BATH Room. 7, K, L, θ, η, modern ground level, 1, 2, many red wares striped, F 136 dump, 2, 3, rock, 307
2. See pp. 1290 ff. (Diary) Debris - Destruction period sherds 3. Soft strat 4 reddish brown soil - light - no large stones - some small rough stones not larger than fist size. No plaster, no gypsum. Some tiles but few. A fill - not debris recent Roman dump ( ) only 1 ribbed sherd - some Hel. 4 probably earlier
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[margin left: W. of room 4] cave, (see above) is very loose soil - very dark from 16-19 north (θ-θ). Lgt brown from 20-21 north. It consists of a very great many small rough stones, larger stones being conspicuous by their absence. The indication is that this is an ancient dump during a re-construction period. Larger stones would have been kept for re-building, possibly after an earthquake. This fill would represent what could not be reused for rebuilding after the destruction of buildings in the vicinity.
May 4-7 incl- absent from excavations on account of illness - "flu". During this period [margin left: Room 7] in Room 7, Bath, strat. 1. was removed. See section p. 1257. This consisted of many heavy rough stones and worked blocks. The latter have been piled up at under Mr. Hills suggestion at Trench 9, w-v, South 0-2. Dark, loose soil. For strat 2 digging east part separately - part that is east of row of columlns See Film 102 30, 33, 34 & 35. Film 123 - 20-24. cont. p. 1280.
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain