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Rectangle 11

Excavation was carried out in R-11 with the primary intention of locating the southern cross wall of the Lower Building underlying the western series of rooms belonging to the archaic complex. R-11 was excavated to a depth of 1 meter in grids A-E/1,2 and grids G-H/1,2. (see general plan, p.71 ) The southern ends of the west wall of the Lower Bld. was uncovered in grids F/1,2 where it traverses the width of the rectangle. The top surface of the Lower Bld. wall lies approx. 20cm below that of the archaic complex. The southern cross wall of the Lower Bld. was uncovered beneath the foundation

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of the north wall of the Upper Bld. in Rec 12. Obviously the older wall served as the basis for the archaic building room which comprises R-12. The Lower Bld. wall is composed of 3 courses of stones 75cm in height. In grids A-C/2 the cross wall rests directly upon a slab of bedrock which, at this point, rises gradually toward the courtyard of the archaic complex.  For this reason it is difficult to define clearly both the north-east corner of R-12 and the south-east corner of the Lower Bld. Probably much of the Lower Bld. wall was lifted here when the archaic foundation was laid. It is presumed that the eastern wall of the Lower Bld connects into

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the southern cross wall at this point, thus giving the Lower Bld, the final dimensions of 36m x 8.5m. Excavation of this corner area which lies outside R-11 proper may clarify the situation next year. (see profiles R-11, p.65-66 )

Finds from R-11 were separated into 3 groups in relation to their location within the rectangle. The first group consists of those objects found in the mounds of earth which preserved the original surface of the Agger which covered the archaic complex (see general plan p.71 ). These mounds (A&B) preserved material associated with the Upper Bld, primarily a gorgon antifix ( p.50 #4), two statue frags ( p.52 #3 and p.60 #2)

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and a cavetto fragment ( p.54 #1).

The second group of objects consists of those objects removed from the interior of the Lower Bld. beneath the burn layer 55cm from the surface (grids A-E/1,2).  Pottery in this area was rather scarce (see pottery summary p.72-78). The most interesting finds came from the grids closest to the Lower Bld. wall (D-E/1,2): a large fibula pin ( p.70 #1), a bronze disk (p.60 #1) and a bucchero sherd with stamped circle design ( p.68 #1). A large terracotta weight was removed from B-2 ( p.58 #2).

The third group of objects consists of finds from the outside of the Lower Bld wall (grids

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G-H/1,2). Most notable are two extremely fine bucchero rocchetti ( p.62 #3&4) and a bronze arrowhead ( p.64 #1).