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BATHDIARY 1376
Cistern21 May 1949Continuing to clean out cistern in artificial strata 0.40 m. in depth. Finished Strat. 3 and began 4 (Section p. 1269)
[margin left: n.w. corner Bath precinct] Digging outside n.w. corner of Baths precinct wall from top of 3d course of wall down. See section p. 1375-2, light reddish brown soil, few stones, rough small ones only.
[margin left: room 4] In room 4, Bath, removed strat 4 & 5 opposite flue, 1.20 - 2.70 from east wall. 4 and 5 same strat. containing many rough stones of varying sizes. See yesterday's Diary. Bottom of 5 a little darker than rest. Rock reached here at west end of trench. Only one non-descript sherd found at bottom of 5, and only a very few elsewhere in strat. to date (in strat. 5). Began widening trench as far as south wall of room 4, removing rough paving blocks from 1.20 - 2.70 from east wall, and began removing strat. 3 here & 4. cont. p. 1380
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