Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 13·1940

G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis I 1940George H. McFadden

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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 9, folder 13 (G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis I 1940), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 13, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 33 of 101

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Centered: diary

Cont. fr. 62

Continued digging Pit 58 over wall of dromos to depth of 473 cm. - (fallen piece)

Began removing fallen dromos wall junction in Pit 59. [See brown notebook p. 51.] Dug to 590.

Began fill Pit 47 with earth taken from Pit 46. Pit 47 probably shaft, well or or nothing, remain of the opening or just dromos sep. pit over dromos in front of door - see plan p. 53.

April 15Continued digging 10, 46, 43, 59, 37, 19

Right page

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Continued digging Pit 37 to 0 655 - nothing but fallen dromos coming out.

Dug outside Pit 59 turn of perpendicular wall at depth of 750 cm - material of fallen piece of dromos.

Continued clearing Pit 46 south - uncovered over 100 pieces of dromos dug to depth of

[sketchRemoved marble block (part of pillar) Plan p. 31] at depth of 265 -

Continued digging Pit 43 to depth of soft brown earth & stone varying in size from .5 to 50 cm. - fair number

Cont p. 66

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

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