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DIARY 1388 cont from p. 1384
[margin left: BATH room 4] Began removing room 4, praefurnium fill under pavement [margin left: Film 125 -4] blocks in S.W. corner of room 2.70 - 3.95 m from east wall south side. See section p. 1239. So far the whole of the praefurnium under the late pavement contains the same fill down to where the soil has been blackened by fire near bedrock (strat. 6) 1.20 - [margin left: Film 125 3, 4, + 5] 2.70 was dug in 3 strata p. 1253 - 3 ⓐ, 4 ⓐ, & 5 ⓐ but there was no noticeable change in fill, all loose light brown soil with many rough stones of varying size and some large pieces of lime concrete. Strat. 6 (the black strat.) occurs so far only near entrance to hypocausts (flue). Broke up one large, rough stone (Gr. D, 3 m strat 1239 - 3 2.70-3.95 north in order to remove it. Two blocks forming rough pavement in S.W. corner of room placed on west wall of room 4. + these shown in situ of Film 125 - 5.
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