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140 Oct 30 cont We commenced digging north of the euthynteria course, extending out 1.50 to 2 meters with the object of bringing down the level to a little below the euthynteria levelthis for appearance & effect. We also commenced removing Trench 4 dump. In removing soil at Trench 4, E-2, two coping-course blocks were found, which are replaced in euthynteria course at trench 4, D-E and Trench 4, Z-H, respectively. (The first block is incomplete & much broken & thinned; the second intact. Under the second block is a mason's mark B, now covered.
Oct 31Clearing Neary's A-B in Trench 4, old dump from Trench 4 & Trench 1, and bringing level down all day. We have nearly reached Trench 1
Nov 1We cleared up to Trench 1 this morning We are refilling [greek: Gamma-Phi] with stones, and will bring up the level of [greek: Sigma-Upsilon] to agree with rest. Starting work on Trench 3, we will remove dump, bring level down to below euthynteria level, & fill northern part of E'
Nov 2Continued on big pile of dump at junction of Trenches 1 & 3. Prepared for filling in of useless parts of Trench 2, & started this. Also filled Trench 1, E-P, back to approx. its orig. level.
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Nov 4Attacking the great pile at Trenches 1:3, this morning from all sides, it finally succumbed and we all moved down to Trench 2 (the E wall) Here we shall (a) Remove all dump within the stadium area; (b) Close the following areas: Trench 2 A-Z (= part 6) Trench 10, B-P; [greek: Xi-Upsilon]; N, O; (c) We will clear the section left west of WI, WK, & WL in Trench 2 and also the square shown on the next page at the extreme SE corner of Trench 2. The square mentioned above was cleared, revealing a thin (10-15 cm) stratum of top-soil, followed by a layer of chopped havara (with only one shard & one bit T2914 of a T.C horse) to a fill over bedrock. The bedrock has been quarried. In the bottom fill there were scraps of sherds.
Nov 5 We continue to clear dumps in Trench 2 area; and are also excavating the untouched strip just north west of the IW-KW widening shown on page 39. Nov Nov 4-5: At about the level of the euthynteria course, in the widening, we found bedrock to the north & to the South, the best bit of packed-havara dust floor we have yet uncovered.
Nov: 6: All hands were transferred today to Trench 10, which we are extending to North & South in a search for the euthynteria here. I am also trying to straighten the trench a bit, as is shown on the plan p. 133 where I will also enter notes on these extensions
XI/11/47 - Phot 9 S.W. bank before extension of sphendone trench.
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