Trench Summary

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Rectangle 13 was excavated through Stratum D to a dpeth of 1.10-1.25 m.  Dikes were left to protect the foundations of the room walls.  Two walls were discovered in the trench under Strata B and/or C, one remaining east-west in Grid A and being in line with the wall excavated in previous seasons to the ast ( see p. 227, trench plan ); the other running north-south in grid 3 and possibly aligning with the wall at the north end of the "santuario" in Rectangles 6-8.

This wall is interrupted in grid E, but may possibly continue further south - note stone at bottom in grids IJ-3.  Along the east base of this wall is an extending layer of stone which may be a foundation setting or possibly another wall.  Both of these walls lie under the walls defining Rect-

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angle  13 and are approx. 1 m wide.

Strafication followed that designated by Ingrid ( IE II, p. 37 and p. 185 ).  In general, strata were indentifiable and regular, particularly taken as units, i.e. strata A and AB, strata B and C, stratum D.  All strata rise over the lower walls except Stratum D, which never rises above wall height.

Stratum A :  Fist stone mixed with gray and yellow cay.  Averages 0.20-0.30 m throughout trench, but disappears in mid-western and north-eastern grids.  Generally rises to 0.05-0.15 m thickness in north.  Humped over north-south wall.  Few finds.

Stratum AB : Yellow-brown to dark brown rich soil directly under Strat. A (included in A by IE).  Varied in thickness from non-existent to 0.30 m.

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In general between 0.05-0.10 m.  Very dominant in mid-western grids (where A disappears), but almost irrecoverable to northwest (color a gray-yellow brown directly in and under stones).  Fairly strong in northern half of trench, but at southern end confused by substrata and interruptions of that area.

Stratum B :  Burnt red-brown soil, fairly permeable with carbon flake.  Strongly defined in mid-trench (grids E-G 3-6) by layer of burnt and rotted brush approx. 0.005-0.01 m thick which disappears outside of these grids.  Always well-defined in its upper levels, Stratum B is often difficult to discover in lower levels without confusing or actually mixing with Stratum C, which is of the same soil

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type.

Thickness varies 0.30-0.10 m and non-existent in places - I 1-6 in south and A-C 4-6 in northwest.  Predominant in center of trench and northeastern enclosure of lower wall - grids A-E 1-2.  In grids A-I 4-6 and G-I 3-4, the stratum tends to mix with Stratum C, at times lying between Stratum C-type soil - at times obtaining in isolated splotches at same levels.  This mixture has been labeled mixed, undifferentiated on profiles.  Perhaps dumping to fill the area is the cause of this.

Numerous finds came from Stratum B, including joining fragments of the Italo-Corinthian vase.

Stratum C :  Yellow permeable soil mixed with splotches of white, brown or carbonized soil.  It makes the bulk of the trench, averaging

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0.25-0.50+ m from which the greater portion of finds were excavated.  It extends to a depth of 1.25 m in the southern part.

Stratum D :  Hard black to dark-brown compacted soil of even texture.  Found only in bottom of rectangle from 0.25 + -- 0.05 m thick.  Seems to be found at and only below existent level of lower wall ( see p. 218-220 ); hence it is likely the floor level of the lower building. See IE II, p. 185 .  Relatively findless except in wall enclosure (below).

To east of grid 3 - lower wall strata were rich and fairly well-defined.  Directly south of east-west lower wall in grid B12 lay a heavily burnt area relatively findless but displaying of clear burning strata -

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one red oxidized crusty, one black carbonized loose, one small area directly same size and under red area of fine sterile ash and below a black soil carbonized layer extending a grid south.  This area has same soil type as B and C.