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27 Trench 2 cont. M. The high rock, here much broken away, continues to slant in at a less defined curve - at the S end it extends W 1,70. All the In the space left, at the N end and flush with the rock, is the cut stone mentioned above; it holds back (ie >) the bed of wall χαβάρα, plastered, which slopes up to a depth of only 25 cm below surface. M' The black earth extends 25-30 cm to red earth filled with small stones, not yet removed. The stones of a wall line begin in the SW corner, and E of them are large fallen stones, best 1 for now in situ. N: Almost completely filled by the bedrock, which is here and there broken and very irregular. In one side (W) is a hole filled with red earth (b). The cutting of the rock stops at about 50 cm. within N. N': This contained a stratum of small χαβάρα on its E side, which has been removed. Below it, partially buried in red earth, are various fallen stones. On the out side is block 1, bedrock squarely cut, with a fine-picked trimming on face a (E). The next block (2) is smaller, half 3/4 the depth width (W) and cemented, both above & to E, which appears to be several stones bound by cement. It is against heavy block, protruding beyond the end of [greek: Ξ']; its S face has not to yet been cleared. [greek: Ξ] Here the upper surface of the bed-rock (c. 30 cm. down) in the NE corner is artificial by a plaster coated χαβάρα filling.
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28 The same apparently held for the E end of [greek: Ξ']; where the surface was badly destroyed; stone 4(or the 2 above) is about 30 cm below; we have cleared the χαβάρα of [greek: Ξ] nine E of it to its height (i.e. the block's - c. 35 cm. June 2: Trench T-Q were brought down to a layer of small stones about 20 cm. below the surface W, and 40 below the upper bedrock Ξ to Fox/ [red crayon: M 255] In section of a town wall coin was found in this top fill, about 30 cm from the bedrock high level, on the stones in bout the center of the sq. Later a second coin (X) [red crayon: C 1047] was found in T, on the same level at a quite [illegible] below surface (c.40), which here dims toward the wall. This is entirely of black earth
June 4th Sections F'' and [greek: Ω''] there were opened to [illegible], in accordance with machine line. The first stratum drops about 15 cm. with black earth to red below - perfectly even. ii, 28 - F'-F'' & [greek: Ω'-Ω''] with 1st. str. removed. In section F'', 20 cm. E of top wall end and 24 cm. below its top surface, a [illegible] teur. [illegible] of glass. ii, 29 - Bottle [red crayon: Sh 1154 b] in [illegible] will end of wall (at x on plan). From rear wing blocks the W widening of 1-A was cleared to the 2nd str. Lot this morning and the sherd was found together in 1-A Widening. The str. was again black, about 15 cm; stones found to the top of str 2. ii 30: Third coin with str 1 removed. [red crayon: C 1048] In M' widening square a coin, marked to x, found in 1st struma, redearth, at 15 ii 31: F' & [greek: Ω'] F'' removed nine with 1st str (10 cm)
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain