During the process of investigation, Terraces 7, 8 and 9 were found to extend across the entire west side of the basamento of the Temple of the Cross whereas Terraces 6 and 5 do not.
At the floor level of Terrace 9, the poorly preserved remains of a stucco platform was encountered. Although this platform is better preserved to the north, traces of deteriorated stucco indicate that it probably extended as far south as the approzimate centerline of the west side of the Temple of the Cross.
After four layers of fill were removed from this area, and all architectural and other features had been drawn, photographed, and recorded, it was deemed safe to return to investigate the first radar anomaly.
To do so, a two meter section of the feature directly above was removed. Beneath this feature, the mouth of a roughly circular extinct spring with a diameter of 1 meter was discovered.
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