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DIARY Cont from p 1358 BATH v varying size, mostly small, chunks of concrete with very large pebbles
19 May'49
room 4
Began removing, room 4, Bath, 1234-5, praefurnium, a strat. containing rather rich looking brown soil - very loose - many rough stones, of varying sizes bricks & tiles but extraordinarily few sherds. Strat 4 was much like 3 (see Diary. p. 1288). Strata 3 & 4 contained comparatively few stones - Strat. 5 contains a great many. Digging 0-1.00 from east doorway leading to room 3, only
cistern 2
Removed large chavara block closing top of cistern 2. In course of removing it broke in half. See Film 124-36. The chavara block was carefully placed over the coping with smaller stones wedged in between it and wall immediately to south, to seal the opening. The 2 halfs being placed on this wall. F 1.46, coin found
cont. p. 1370
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain