30 aprile 2010

Area 2 the door zone after the clean up

In room 2 we are still cleaning the collapse US 28 and widening the invastegted area.

 

We started again the escvation in room 5 removing the layer US 115, a ground floor conected with an attending after the collapse of the stracture (Period IV)

 

In Area 2 we finished to remove the collapse of the main entrance began yesterday with the escvator cleaning also the ground floor of the entrance; we also start to clean the South wall of the doorway.

 

In the South-West corner of the area we enlighted the foundation pit of the wall US 11 that cut the defensive wall US 24 and his probable recostruction; the pit is filled by a lavel of earth and stones covered by a mortar layer used as basement of the wall. 

The collapse US 28
The collapse US 28
Room 5 after the removal of US 115
Area 2 the door zone after the clean up
The entrance from the above
Area 2 the door zone  and the south wall
Foundation trench about the wall US 11
Foundation trench about the wall US 11