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June 13, 1989

A.M.

tile = 3/4 cassetta

pottery = 1/4 latte

Rained most of last night.  50 cm cut in M-O/69 had to be abandoned due to wet soil.  Although methodologically we had decided against moving through M-O/68-66 in topsoil cuts, but rather taking M-O/69/71 down to c. 80 cm range,t he wetness of the latter area has promoted change in method.

(20 cm b.s.)

1. Taking 10 cm in M-O/68.  Soil is dry enough to work reasonably.  A second 10 cm. over same area started.  Finds and soil parallel 10-30 cm in meters M-O/70-71 (pps. 11-13).  30 cm b.s. cut completed in M-O/68-69.  Soil is drying up.  Finds in these cuts are as usual.  Soil is at completion of 30 cm b.s. just shifting to the lighter brown.  In meters N-O/68-69 heavy root concentrations from stumps - these lie over and in a lens of decomposed rock.  This lens has no diagnostic value and is being removed where encountered.

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Photos of trench

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P.M.

tile = 1/3 cassetta

pottery = 1/3 latte

1. 2 10 cm cuts taken in M-O/69 to depth of c. 45-50 cms below surface completed soil is mixture of decomposed rock lens noted above and a medium dark soil found under stumps/roots N-O/67 and a lighter soild in M/69.  Encountered soil too wet for excavation.  Tile and pottery finds continue as before.  Very infrequent plaster finds and no noticeable charcoal.
2. 15 cm cut initiated in M-O/68.  Completed.  Soil in M/N-68 is verging on a lighter brown ... O/69 is heavily flecked with light grey decomposed rock from lens. mentioned above.  Finds are very infrequent.  Left at this level to dry.
3. 15 cm cut in M-O/67 initiated to c. 25-30 cm b.s.  Not finished

......other notes: no significant plaster amounts ... no charcoal.  O/68-69 has decomposed stone, some of which looks like sling stones ... NM II, pp. 17 .