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1369 DIARY March 15 & 16. Discontinued removing dump. Began removing Pit 76 - 0-8 strat 2 (see pp 1315-2) Continued elsewhere in same areas as yesterday, but with more men. Immediately to east of Pit 60 there is an area free of all the stone debris found about found on top of strat 2 (p1353) and bottom of 1 C. This may be the fill of an ancient (or more recent) intrusive pit. See Film 114 nos 26 & 27. Removing this separately, see Film 114 - no 30. Began removing p. 1367-3. (in Light sandy soil but mixed with heavier soil and small stones. Harder than 2. Top of 2 may be bottom of shallow intrusive pit. Digging Grid A-Y north 4-8 strat 2 (p 1353-2). Continuing remove p1351- 1 C sand only leaving stones - Grid E-H & north 18-24. strat 1 C. Began digging A-Y, north 2-4 strat 2 (p1353-2) sandy soil (silt) and a good many stones forming part of stratum in most places. north 4-8 same - p1367-3 appears also to have been part of
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DIARY 1370 intrusive pit, as strat. is very mixed, quite inconsistent. See also p 1371 - 3 (section).
17 March Using truck again to remove dump west of Pit 64. Paying 10s a load. Owner of truck pays all labor. We paid last time (Mar 15) £4.0.0 daily for use of truck and supplied about 8 men. There were about 7 loads only during 8 hour day. Earth is transported about 100 yds to trenches behind shed which we are under obligations to fill. Empty truck back in fairly 1/2 hour with only four men to shovel. Today there is about one load per hour. Removing Grid A-Y north 2-8 strat 2. mostly sandy soil. nearly finished here. (p1353-2) Began removing A-T north 4-8 also strat 2. D- mostly sandy soil - few stones - usually fist size = round. Began removing A-T north 2-4 strat 2. silt & many stones, fist size, worn rough. Began T-A north 2-4, strat 2 mostly sandy soil (silt) see Film 114 nos 31 - 35 incl. See coins p 33 & 34, found near bottom of
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain