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… forced us to interrupt our work, leaving our investigation at a preliminary stage, and in which no definitive conclusion is yet possible. The bad weather has continued and still continues at the hour when this communication is being written, not yet permitting the resumption of work. I can therefore give only a brief description of the building uncovered and of the finds varied stratigraphic or other observations. I will describe also the most important finds recovered during the clearing.
The building of which xxxxxx I have already spoken occupies [handwritten: (Fig 4)] a length of 30m and a width of about 16m but soundings carried out on each side of the main area show that we have not yet cleared all the parts of the building. It is oriented almost north-south and it is built of [handwritten: de] (soft limestone) blocks dressed. We can distinguish two parts in the building: the south part and that of the north. The first which comprises a series of small rooms appears not to have direct communication with the north part and has a south façade with three entrances, of which that
Handwritten: Fig 4
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain