Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 9·1952 and 1954

G. H. McFadden, Kaloriziki 1952 + Benson 1954George H. McFadden and Jack L. Benson

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

Scan 33 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 9 (G. H. McFadden, Kaloriziki 1952 + Benson 1954), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 9, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 33 of 48

, in red: Sh654FINDS 49. 2 Bucchero ware sherds by 149. same level.

Will be interesting to see as to which of Bucchero pots this belongs. Clearly it belongs to a thrown out pot.

Am removing human remains by letter

a. Frag thigh bone see plan Level -2.29 at 0.14m above floor

b. Frag skull

Same level

cont. p. 75

Right page

DIARY 70 16 Apr. 52 Trench 8 cont. from page 33

Trench 8, removed about 2 handfuls of sherds. See Film 167-9.

E. Branch of. [margin left: Tomb 2] Trench 8 contains Tomb 2. chamber only. Bedrock here at level 1.15m - floor of chamber reaches down to 2.41m - about lowest point. Have cleared entire floor, going down through fill in intrusive pit. This consisted of sandy soil very sandy, few stones - none larger than walnut size, some small bits of chavaranone larger than almond size. Tomb chamber had been cleaned out thoroughly save for 1 pot for which see. p. 71 no 1. cont p. 74

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

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