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7/10In squares 5-7 the same sterile layer as in squares 1-3 was found at a depth of 0,90 m below. Since the cultural layers evidently did not go as deep as expected, the excavation in squares 12-15 was stopped on the northern half of the section and the work concentrated on the southern side where the layer section is to be drawn later. The trench thus shows the following appearance in cross-section:
Profil IIOtherwise, in squares 1-12 of Section I, only a couple of minor clearing jobs are carried out. The main body of the workmen, whose total today is over 25, is transferred to Section II. This is laid out to the north, at right angles to Section I, and likewise consists of a two metre wide trench starting from square 9. The trench runs straight in the direction of the place where, according to information (Ibrahim Hassan), the two frieze pieces in the museum were found. From the surface layer in Section II, pottery was collected … continues
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