Kaloriziki, Tombs (extracted from McFadden's notebooks)

KALORIZIKI, TRENCH 8 TOMBS 2 AND 3

NB I (McF),pp.33 ff.

16 April 1952Trench 8, north section, dug to level -1.51 m. inside dromos - not down to dromos floor here which is toward tomb end (west end). See draughtsman's plan. Found floor of dromos at east end where it is near top of rock-hewn shaft. Fill of dromos seems undisturbed. Very few stones found from surface down for entire area of trench, and only about one-tenth bucket of sherds. Surface to bedrock in dromos, north branch of Trench 8, removed about two handfuls of sherds. See Films 167-9.

Tomb 2

East branch of Trench 8 contains Tomb 2 - chamber only. Bedrock here at level 1.15 m. Floor of chamber reaches down to 2.41 m. about lowest point. Have cleared entire floor, going down through fill of intrusive pit. This consisted of sandy soil, very sandy and few stones, none larger than walnut size, and some small bits of chavara, none larger than almond size. Tomb chamber had been cleaned out thoroughly save for one pot (no.1). This lay in the NE corner of chamber on rock-hewn floor (ammo-chavara). The Rock is everywhere the same - no strata of grave in it. The dromos door stone is in place and intact. The interstices between it and the rock is filled in with rough stones. Among these is a sherd of a Buccherо pot (no.2). The floor is slightly irregular. There is a step on which the door stone rests (rock hewn). It projects 0.13 m. into the chamber from the door stone. See draughtsman's plan and section.

Ready to be refilled 18 April 1952. The intrusive pit contained about one-fifth bucket of sherds within the chamber, from bedrock to floor. See no.3. There is a portion of another door stone visible just east of the one blocking the entrance. Its side projects from the dromos into a pocket between the door stone and the rock-hewn side of the entrance. See draughtsman's elevation. See Film 167-16. Sherd no.2 not showing as already removed.

Tomb 3

Dug out intrusive pit reaching down to floor of rifled tomb chamber at south end of Trench 8 (S. extension, or rather, south branch). Sandy soil, few bits of chavara, few stones - about half foot size. About half a dozen, averaging from fist to half foot size. Very small portion of bucket of sherds from surface down to floor. Very small portion of floor cleared. No time to continue as I must go to Turkey on Monday. As tomb has been rifled I feel justified in refilling trench. Sherd no.2 not showing as already removed.