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DIARY skeletal remains and as there is an intrusive pit from the modern ground level down to sarcophagos - possibly Meyers cleared out the sarcophagos during his excavations here leaving the bones only. Two other possibilities are unlikely ones (1) that ordinary tomb robber should have removed all finds and have bothered to place lid carefully back over in place on sarcophagos.
MARCH 2 Continuing to remove fallen roof from floor of tomb under road ea-west of pit 46. Fallen roof in what was supposed to have been a dromos would indicate that it is not a dromos but an ante chamber. Sherds found pre Hellenistic, trefoil lips - flat bases without base ring. Looks as though tomb had been rifled in Antiquity. Continuing to remove surface soil north et west of pit 64. - also east of south extension of Pit 73 fen
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Film No. 6.
3 MARCH49 Cleaned lower steps in dromos to tomb in pit 27 (east west of pit 46) Fallen roof found only near door - possibly this came from fallen rock over door stone. Finished cleaning about 1/3 of floor of tomb. No tomb gifts or bones found. Only very few sherds in fallen roof. Removing surface soil north of pit 60, and east of pit 64. (See Film No 7) Removing surface soil east of s.e. extension of pit 73 and northwest of pit 64. (See Film No 8.) Nothing but deep sandy soil - all silt brought down by winter washings. (ploughed up silt). Very few sherds.
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