Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 6·1936–1937

B. H. Hill, II Surveys 1936–1937Bert Hodge Hill

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

Scan 34 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 6 (B. H. Hill, II Surveys 1936–1937), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 6, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 83Scan 34 of 63

Nov 13 1937 Alley E of E Bldg. Photo 99:19 Dig in from S. First passo to level c 75- below Christofe's temporary ±/0, 4th block n S end of anct. walling in of S E doorway of E Bldg. This block on the remaining wall rather than of it. Two large fallen blocks (located roughly in Chry) - The larger a good jamb block near 0. - removed to S W to a sort of platform or what not n a wall Ft of this first passo - stones etc of fallen walls. Below debris with much hewn stones + packed buff earth down to - Nov 14 Threshold (-74) discovered am 14 Nov. 99:23 Photo with fallen stuff above & a meter stick at level +.26 lying on top of highest fallblock. This & its neighbors fallen on edgewise as usual. " Stab. Trench 9B So. 2 0.92 from SE corner +1.60 fm SE corner of threshold. Top som of fallen blocks 40-50 wide 15-30 thick c. 0.60 to 1.20 N of S edge of threshld c 90 fm W wall (measured 99:24 " 1.40 " " (att. to next block) rectangular 26 x 52 x 46+ (l.) These blocks were embedded in brown earth wh continues down to near threshold growing paler in color. Many stones [on Photo + few tile fragments - regular debris (other 11.30 am Nov 14 on -98 1.59 Chris. ±/0 here = +.41 from his chief datum on Street 14 lat pm - 15 Nov. continue northward in alley 99:29 Photo scarp at 1.20 N. of S edge of threshold - seen under small moulder block (m. in run) (drawing) 26 high x 38 long much weathered at a level of myst of E bldg near opposite wall (E side of alley i.e.). Tiles ptgy relatively few

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