Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 3·July–December 1934

July–December 1934

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 33 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 3 (July–December 1934), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

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tomb with the door filled with bricks) were separated only by a wall? The second burial of 24 overlaps 25 by about 50 centimeters. Due to the closeness together of the tombs, we can dig only half of 24 without caving in the roof and as it is a good tomb I shall do that. By clearing the half I shall be able to get a cross-section of the three burials, which should be of interest.

In the final count, tomb 25 yielded 104 pots, all from the same burial. The bronze pin turned out to have a partial sheathing of incised ivory, and the ivory rod and button as well have incised decoration. We found a gold earring there (?), but only one. The tomb seems to have been disturbed at the time of the lowest burial in 24, and the construction of the wall, so we may find the second on the other side. But someone … continues

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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