Ayios Phokas, Ayios Iakovos, Kition and AmathusAlfred Westholm

A longitudinal trench is laid out 2 m from the west wall and parallel to it, 1 m broad and 8 m long. This trench is divided into 8 m squares numbered from the south wall. Here-however, the first square is not counted, since treasure hunters had already disturbed the layers. Square 1 thus begins 1 metre from the south wall and the last square in the longitudinal trench receives the number 7. At 8 m along the longitudinal trench a cross-trench divided 1 m broad runs, divided into three parts named cross trench west, middle east respectively (see drawing). The sherd collection is carried out as far as possible according to the natural layers visible in the earth. Nearest the rock, a sand layer is found both in the longitudinal trench and in the cross trench mixed with stones as large as melons. This layer contains more sparse pottery, which is collected separately throughout. In the cross trench at the boundary between "middle and east" was found:

In square 7 the longitudinal trench was evidently found … continues