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June 15, 1989

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The four eastern-most meters, E-F/101-102 were taken down below the established floor level of the south-east Building.  First taken down to roughly 50 cm below the northern baulk (at meter 100), this cut moved us down into yellow-grey soil.  It seems very clay-like, but perhaps moisture from last-night remains in the soil.  A large stump was removed from F/101.  A rocchetto head was found in the stump during cleaning.  The rock in E-F/102 mentioned yesterday now appears to be very large and very deep.  It could be an outcropping of bedrock.  The stone does not seem to continue west past meter 101 however.  Perhaps between this large stone and those located in E/99 is located a large trench-like formation in the bedrock.  When E-F/101 was taken down to roughly 60-65 cm, no evidence of rock was found.  Soil there continued to be grey-yellow w/many pottery fragments.

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Perhaps ancient fill exists in between the rock outcroppings in the eastern and western parts of our trench.

Two latte boxes of pottery were found - roughly equal amounts of orangeware, buccheroid, and coarseware.  Two well preserved orangeware ring bases were found.  Some pithos fragments and some pottery showed signs of burning on the inside only.  The outside coloration of the pieces seemed normal.  What appears to be an almost whole vessel has been found on the northern baulk in E/102 at a depth of 55 cm.  It is upside down in the soil and is black on the outside.  This is being cleared around and left in situ.

1/2 a cassetta of tile was dumped at noon, some of it w/evidence of burning.

One piece of greyware found.

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Photograph of E-F/99-104 looking East (pre-excavation of 1/2 of grid G)

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The northern-most half of G/99-102 was excavated in order to widen our trench.  In meters G/99-100 the cut was brought down to 50 cm below the northern baulk.  G/101-102 were taken down to roughly 60 cm below the baulk.

A large stone exists now in the south-east corner of the trench in grid F-G/102.  it is roughly one foot from the other great stone previously mentioned.  G/101-102 produced 3/4 of a cassetta of badly worn tile and less than 1/2 a latte box of assorted pottery.  G/99-100 less tile, however more plaster was found.  Very little pottery was found. Of particular interest however, were two fragments of creamware found in G/100.  One small piece of bronze also.

Topsoil is being removed in meters E-F/103-104

E-F/99 was taken down below the level of the S.E. Building floor.  This cut

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Finds

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• Find #1
• F/101
• 50 cm
• Rocchetto head

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Photo looking west E-F/99-104

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produced pithos fragments, pottery, bronze and two pieces of iron slag.  Tile existed in this cut, but not in abundance.  The large stone in E/99 did not continue out into other meters at this lower level.

A tile frag w/finger mark was found in G/101 at roughly 30 cm below surface.  ( see find #2 ).