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pegging out with Nicolardot for surveys, that he starts on the East side between the North area and the Temple area. I take the corresponding zone 2 streets further South. Courtois thinking that cleaning with water is not sufficient for the upper pottery, very encrusted with limestone, we buy hydrochloric acid and prepare a bath as a experiment. The water problem seems to be easing, it begins to arrive slowly in our cistern.
4 Wednesday 14 November
miles)The situation of the "excavation personnel" is evolving very rapidly. We succeed in bringing back from Salamis one of our women specialists. Moreover, at 6h00 two coaches crammed with workmen from distant villages* come to sign on. Given the general shortage of workmen, I decide to keep them all, to allow on the one hand a choice in the coming days and on the other hand a possibility of extension on arrival
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