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Summary of Trench 2 Excavated May 24th - June 9th, 1939
Key Plan of Sections
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[margin left: IV, 19: Trench From NE.]
Drawing: Key plan of sections; Trench 2 - Plan of sections
(not to scale). labels: W N WN WE, W N WN, E, S, SE, BA, Z, E, A, B, C, D, E, 1, 2, K, R, 2, L, M, N, [illegible], 3, I, P, [illegible], O, O', Y', Q, Y, T, E', P', 5, F, [illegible], 15] [margin left: IV, 20 Trench from N.]
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The trench was dug approximately in the order of the alphabet letters, although O' - Ω'/ was done before O - Ω. As it became evident that a large area would be excavated, it was decided to bring the trench into line with bas-line East so that a considerable amount of widening was done (W 1/2 dividing I etc.). The dotted lines represent sections still to be widened; the trench when then completed will be 6 meters wide, beginning are metre west of the base line. Sections Ξ-O-O'-X still need clearing to the north, and Wi to WN to the south. The actual slant is much greater than here shown - see plans p. 13A, p. 18. The section shown in dotted lines in ink represent the trench as it will now be discussed.]
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Trench 2 Date: Excavated May 24th - June 10th, 1939 Region: This trench extends completely across the East end. of stadium, laying bare the east ends of both north and south walls, showing their foundations, showing the cutting of rock between them, and, in section 16, giving a sample of the track to the west. Notebook: pp 15-18, 23 f, 27 f, 31, 35-40. Description: The trench will be discussed according to the sections upon the opposite page.
Section 1 - End of South Wall. Plans pp. 36, 39 Stratification: The rubble
Stratum 1: This again is surface soil, reddish turned black by vegetation. Near the wall it is mostly, χαβάρα soil, turned deep gray. The stratum becomes red below but is not to be separated. Its depth is 20-30 cm, though North of the wall in section N (widened) it fills in the hollow created by the wall remains and reaches a maximum of 60 cm. depth. It rapidly thins again and continues north about 30 cm. thick.
Stratum 2. South & East of wall: Stratum 2 on all sides of the wall is formed of fallen debris from the wall - mostly wall stones of the old wall filling and red earth. The stratum merges into both 1 and 3. Farther out from the wall, however, both to North, stratum 2 is a layer of well-packed, pebbled red soil. The occurence of this stratum W of the
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