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12345… miken from alternating pairs of squares (1-2); (3-4) etc. In the greater part of Profile II the surface layers at least seemed to be disturbed, possibly in very recent times when robbers had made trial trenches at several places on the field. At a depth of approximately 0,50 - 0,70 cm there emerged a solid, firm walled wall, which with some corners and cross walls broadly follows the length direction of the trench. The wall is bypassed to the west so that it can later be better prepared. - Just at the transition between Profile I and II the floor covering of marble described above ceases, possibly owing to robbers having made a trial pit at this place. The structure and bedding of the floor could here be studied particularly clearly: the marble slabs rested on a bedding c. 4-5 cm thick of clay, light yellow and brown in colour. Beneath this clay layer followed a c. 15 cm thick layer of rounded sea-washed stones c 5 - 6 cm long, evidently brought there from the nearby sea. After this followed a c 10 cm thick layer of the usual brown pottery-containing earth, upon which followed a very thin layer of white lime - possibly an earlier floor, since it lay directly … continues
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