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DIARY Cont. from p. 1442 See F 682 and F 683. See p. 1435-1
[margin left: S. of large plunge bath] Trench 9, σ-υ, north 0-2, finished removing pre-war dump and digging now Strat 1, dark loose surface soil, many small rough stones. Larger stones and worked blocks being left as found.
31 May'49 [margin left: Cistern 3] Continued digging out cistern to depth of over 14.190 m. No change.
[margin left: South of large plunge bath] Digging south of large plunge bath, Tr. 9. ρ-υ, north 0-2, surface soil and debris of small stones leaving larger stones as found. Dark loose surface soil. See p. 1261-1. Few sherds - ribbed wares.
[margin left: north of room 4] Began removing Strat 2 north of room 4, bath and north of west end of room 3. See p. 1251-2, and Film 125- 26. Light slightly reddish brown loose soil with rough stonesmany small ones. Ribbed wares. Frag. of type XXVIII lamp.
[margin left: E. Precinct walls] Removed very little earth between east precinct walls.
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain