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… got higher than no. 3, also this in the brown undisturbed sandy earth.
17/3The western part of the area is cleared and the excavation is continued along the ashlar-wall. Some 1 m north of this a richly, though degenerately profiled column-base standing on the stone floor itself is excavated . The base, which is round, has evidently belonged to the large column. Whether the column base stands in position or not is uncertain. It does not seem likely, however, that this is the case, since the weak stone floor with the underlying waterlogged earth must be too poor a foundation for columns of this weight. At the further extension of the excavation to the east the ashlar wall ceases and at the same place the earth becomes looser, evidently disturbed in recent times. Evidently the ashlar wall has been followed from the other direction (from the east) with the stones being broken up. It is therefore not worthwhile to continue the excavation in that direction. The purpose of the excavation may moreover be considered achieved. It has been established that nothing Greek or archaic … continues
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