Field notes·PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 9·1935

Mersinoudhia 1935

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

Scan 7 of field notes PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 9 (Mersinoudhia 1935), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 9, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page -7-Scan 7 of 9

Tomb no. 38

Dromos: w. 1.20 Dromos not cleared. "Armorakí" in dromos near door. Doorcloseд by small stones and a newn block 1.40 x 0.60 x 0.10. This tomb was built upon the floor of an earlier tomb, with another dromos; its complete superposition must be due to chance. In all events the contents of the earlier tomb were removed, and no trace of them was preserved. This burial happened plundered in modern times.

Chamber: 2.30 x 1.90. Rectangular

One burial and one skeleton.

Contents:

Iron implement .......................... 1 Pottery: Painted: Amphora, vertical horned handles ...... 1 Amphorae, handles to rim ............... 2 Jugs, trefoil mouth .................... 2 Bowls ................................. 4 Plates ................................ 2

Total 12 objects.

The smaller pots are red slip with black paint, with concentric circles conspicuous in the decoration. The amphora with horizontal handles has on the neck. A late geometric date is indicated.

Tomb no. 39

Dromos: 1.20 ; w. 0.80 ; d. 2.00 . Pit shaped without steps. Door at one of the narrow ends. Door closed with dark sea stones, of which there are also many in the dromos.

Chamber: 1.60 x 1.60 ; roughly circular in shape.

Burial: 1

Skeleton: 1.

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

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