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Monday, July 2

Palio Day

Area C 4-5

Continued taking down C 4-5 to the level where the hollow containing clay plaster appears on dug surface: cf. above p. 131.

Today first removed red burnt stratum (B level) which appears as a pink-red band in profile C/D.  This red is also clearly seen in profile 5/6 and also might be in connection with pietrische in profile 3/4 (from E).  It does not keep an even level, and is not distinct everywhere.

Below this, the stratification in C 4-5 is not uniform: in 5, mainly, B continues downwards as a burnt stratum, less red; clayey character, no pietrische at same mirelles as in  D5 (p. 125).  We seem to strike a still more clayey surface, with carbon on top of it; digging stops here.

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• Find #2
• C5
• B, in level below level of pietrische in C4
• Spindle whorl, impasto
• Photo

In C4, on the other hand, below red burnt stratum is found a gray-yellowish layer, rich in carbon speckles.  This is clearly seen in profile D/C as also in N-S profile 3/4 (from E).

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Trench photos.

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This perhaps more pavement character than red layer just above it??  Who knows.  Level ca. - 67.5

Below that in same grid (C4) and W-most part of C5 is a layer of pietrische; level -69; certainly same pietrische stratum as that occurred in D-F 4 (mainly) earlier: see p. 116 .

These stones were lifted.

Late in the afternoon, pictures were taken of C-D 4-5 with extension of hollow showing up rather well on dug surface: circle of heavily burnt soil.

The northern limit of the hollow has to be probed further, though, it is not quite clear.

In N part of \'hollow area\' are still some pietre prob. belonging to the stratum of pietre extending over grids C-F 4 (mainly)-5. See plan p. 116 .  This stratum covered also the area of the hollow: important.