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9 3,15 Hard brown clay with white gypsum lumps embedded in it and fist-sized stones. The section not finished, as the excavation had to be limited to this depth for practical reasons.
Earlier it was discussed how the extension of substruction wall I down towards the eastern scene-corner. The end of the wall has namely been found. A little north of the closing line of substruction wall II, a number of larger stones were found in the wall line which, seen vertically, appear to form a straight line. The stones are followed in depth, but avbrytas the straight line breaks off already after 3 stone courses. However, a very hard gypsum layer is found here, no. 3 on p. 82. This proves to rest on large roughly hewn ashlar stones laid with firm gypsum mortar. In order to ease the earth transport, the earth wall that remains is opened outwards towards the theatre, … continues
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