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June 23, 1986

A.M.

In L/85 a cut was made clearing down to about 30 cm.  The soil was brown with large amounts of roots, small stones, and about one box of pottery of all types.  About 2/3 c. of tile with some plaster (both often worn) was recovered as well as several pieces of pithos.  A amall piece of possible cut bone and a small bronze nail in several fragments came from the lower part of this cut.  Another cut was begun and immediately a lion paw and leg, unfortunately hit, was found.  It was found to be lying close to a tile and rock concentration at about 40 cm in depth.  The paw was unburned but near a piece of burned material, a bit of burned wood and an unburned tile.  All plaster, tile, pottery, etc, apeared very damp and fragile.  The soil even at this depth was brown, often claylike and rooty with frequent pieces of burned material including wood.  The tile and rock area was begun to be cleared and defined with mestalina and brush.  Pottery, tile, plaster, and burn (both black and red, particularly to the NE of the cut) were found.

In UV/45 - 58 the cut was cleared to about 50 cm in depth in the eastern  2.5 m.  The soil continued brown and more loose, though still damp and claylike in areas.  Very small amounts of tile, plaster, and bone were found here and

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a few small fragments of burn.  At about 50 cm, the cut appears to be just above a reddish layer, probably a plaster and tile stratum which is often found in the area of the building at this depth, even outside the floor area as here.  To the west the rock concentration continued to be defined to attempt to determine more of its charaacter.  Almost no material was removed from this area.  The soil was quite consistantly brown and fairly heavy.

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19860011

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• Find 3
• L/85
• 40 cm off floor level
• Lion leg, fragmented
• drawing
• photo

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P.M.

Work was begun making a second cut to 35 cm in M/91 - 92 but abandoned because the soil was too wet.  A small amount of tile and pottery were found.  Two very large (10 - 15 cm in length) chunks of plaster were found, both showing flat edges.  There were reserved at the side of the trench.  Two very thick fragments (joining) and which probably belong to a pithos base were also reserved.  An odd terracotta showing a fresh break was also kept to look for joins (2).  The soil was heav, brown, and claylike with some disintegrated plaster.

In L/85 the tile-rock concentration continued to be defined with 1 box of assorted pottery and one box of loose tile and plaster (usually poorly preserved) removed.  Some pithos was also removed.  Other fragments of tile and pithos were left.  Some of the tile was burned as was some of the pottery..  The soil was loose and contained yellowish, disentegrated plaster and a rare piece of vitrified material as well as some black burn and burned wood, particularly near the rock tile area.

In UV/54 - 58, the cut begun was cleared to trench floor level in UV/56 - 58 with about 1 cassetta of poorly preserved tile and plaster removed and about 2 boxes of pottery.  In UV/SS at a depth of 60 - 65 cm and almost flush with the trench floor a small area of red and black burn was found with little material in it.  Most material from here, especially the tile, was poorly preserved.  A few fragments of high-fire ceramic was in better shape.

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