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July 19, 1986

This morning the cut in K/93-94 continued to be worked down to floor level to a depth of ca. 60cm. Two layers of soil were encountered in the cut. The first layer, extending to a depth of ca. 44cm, was grey-brown in color and contained a large amount of rock, especially shale. Hardly any material was discoverd in the grey-brown soil. The second layer encountered was red in color and contained large amounts of disintegreated plaster and carbon. In addition, a great deal of tile, possibly constituting a ""fall", was uncovered toward the south of the cut in K/94. This tile concentration, beginning at a deapth of ca. 55cm, was completely surrounded by the red plaster soil. Also, a few large pieces of flat edge plaster were removed from amidst the tile. One quarter cassetta of loose tile and plaster was removed from

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the red plaster soil. No pottery was discovered in the cut.

In LM/93-94, the cut was exteneded to a depth of ca. 35cm. Two layers of soil were also encountered in this area. The first layer was grey-brown in color, contained a large amount of small rocks- notably shale- and some roots. No material was discovered in the grey-brown soil. The second layer, begining at a depth of ca. 20-25cm, was dark red in color, contained a large amount of carbonized wood and burnt plaster. This red soil was extremly compacted and dense, quite possible a result of its exposure to intense heat. One-half cassetta of mixed tile and plaster in good condition was removed from the dark red soil layer.

In OP/92, the soil continued to be cleaned down to the floor level to a depth of ca. 58cm. Two layers of soil continued to be encountered in this area. The first was grey-brown

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in color, containing a large amount of small rocks and roots. One-half a casstta of mixed tile and plater in good condition (80% tile, 20% plaster) was removed from the cut. In addition, a few fragments of worn pottery and bone were also discovered in the grey-brown soil. Beneath this gray-brown soil was uncovered a thin layer of plaster, tappering off towards the southeast. This plaster layer was lying directly over the floor and contained no mater. Floor, in good condition, as uncovered beneath the plaster layer.

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