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… supine in extent, in line with the trench's direction. Feet to the east. The upper part, which was completely disturbed, was removed, but the legs, which under the stone had been better preserved, were kept for a more suitable preparation stage. At the level of the skeleton a thin (3 cm) charcoal layer was found nearby. At a depth of 0,60 m in square 5–6 the earth changed colour to a lighter yellow. The pottery below was collected separately.
5/10The previous day's earth heaps are moved from the trench edges to a lower, low-lying ground, following Ibrahim Hassan's instruction. Meanwhile the area of Upper Soli is studied, where a theatre, a number of walls and column fragments were observed. Some 10-odd of the tombs on the back side of the rock had – apparently quite recently – been opened by tomb robbers and plundered. Pottery from geometric classical – Byzantine times was observed on the surface. On the north slope directly below the theatre a limestone fragment was found, which possibly belonged to a statue, with a representation of a hand in less than natural size. The object was taken in charge.
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain