Soli, the theatreAlfred Westholm

Profil I4/10 -27On Ibrahim Hassan's area at the point out into the sea here called N(edre) Soli was laid out a section (Profile I) roughly in a S.W. – N.E. direction. The excavation was made by means of a trench 2 m. wide Profile I is divided into square squares of 2 metres side numbered from S.W. 1. 2. 3. etc. – Already on the surface was observed a quantity of pottery. From the surface layer 0,25 m thick and containing mainly Hellenistic Byz. sherds, coarse bricks and roof tiles; no pottery was collected The next layer below somewhat lighter in colour, besides similar pottery also glass fragments of glass-vessels, bronze nails or the like and a quantity of animal bones (sheep, camel) In squares 4 – 6 were already exposed immediately under the surface layer the upper parts of walls. In square 2 a lamp was found. In square 4 a bronze coin (?) etc. In squares 1 – 3 down to 0,60 m depth no walls were found, but here the earth quickly became hard light grey The pottery from here was collected separately. In square 4 a round upright column drum of c. 50 cm diameter. On the boundary between squares 5 – 6 was found immediately below the surface layer (c 25 cm thick) a square-hewn stone and c 10 cm below this a human skeleton in … continues