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Williams illustrated their most important finds, usually vases. The event was of great significance to Williams, who would frequently write home to her students about the excavation at the forefront of archaeology. It was to be her only year of excavation, as further fieldwork was delayed for two years, when Williams was unavailable to return with Boyd. The excavation ended several years later with a total find of more than 60 houses, a central plaza, and a small palace in the town.
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