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June 14, 1982

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Work consisted of clearing the entire trench of the topsoil in cut 3. The loose, slightly rocky soil was cleared down 25 cm to a cumulative depth of 80cm in grids gamma/35-38 sloping to 60cm in grids zeta/35-38. Very few pieces of pottery came from cut 3, with the exception of grid gamma/35, where several fragments of an impasto pot were uncovered, with no immediate joins observable (see p 22 ). After cut 3 was completed, the wall was swept and cleanred for trench book drawings and photos.

The southern wall uncovered is similar in size and construction to portions excavated to the west by Lacy and Hare. It measures 1.2 meters in width, exactly paralleling Lacy's wall, and runs the entire four meters length of the trench in the epsilon and delta grids (see p 22 ). The interfacing to the north is excellently preserved, with approximately 8 large stonres, their flat sides turned out, aligned in a row. At this point, the south face appears to be somewhat irregular, curving 0.4m to the north from grids epsilon/37 to epsilon/38.  None of the stones on the south face have a flat side facing out, thus these rocks may have fallen or moved. 1 box pottery, 1 1/2 cassetta tile.

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Work continued on clearing and defining the rocks that constitute the southern wall. Work in epsilon-delta/35 revealed a less substantial wall base, composed of smaller, more separated rocks. This observation is the same as recorded by Hare (JH Bk III) in the eastern part of the trench 2 meters west. Quantities of shale were found in both areas\' walls as well.

In grids delta-epsilon/35, yellow flecks of soft rock were found between the south wall stones. Negligible tile/pottery.

Cut 4 (25cm deep below current trench floor):

Cut 4 was commenced in grids gamma-delta/38. As with Lacy's excavations in the Agger, we immediately encountered a level of deep yellow, clay material which contained only one sherd of coarseware pottery and two tile fragments.