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1467
Drawing: elevation/section of cistern layers, with measurements and numbered strata; labels: to top of coping, 5.50, F699-700, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1.50?, 8A, 9A, 8A, 9A, b?
[margin left: See also p. 1569 CISTERN 3, facing north, section under center of stomion Scale 1:50]
7-8 rough stones up to 35cm, cull crowd 1009 = F720 9. Very dark soil, & few stones, only rough averaging about 1/2 fist size. 10. whitish fill, chunks of chavasi - more stones than 9 or cues - 1 handler F722 fill, no lamps - no glass 11. Somewhat mixed, more dark heavy soil w. some rough stones no glass or lamps S.A.H. F700, 725 coin E 699 lead vessel? F 710
16.Ptol X F706
11." E699
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DIARY 1468
time of last use of bath hypocausts, as such.
Margin left: Dumps
Removing part of old dump S.C. of large plunge bath, and south side of last year's dump north of bath.
6 June'49 (Monday)
12 men today only including foreman, gudvd, and shed boy. Last week there were 18.
[margin left: Cistern 3] Just before quitting time floor of cistern was reached on Saturday afternoon at about 5.50 m. below top of coping over a very small area (of perhaps 2 sq. meters) in center (at least 50 cm from wall). The earth had been levelled off to at a depth of 5.50 m. Below this level, the rough stones coming out are very much smaller. There are very few comparatively, and average about half fist size. The soil is somewhat darker. Strat. 9 (see p. 1467) is the first stratum noticeably different
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain