Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 15·July 1940–April 1941

G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis III Jul. 1940–Apr. 1941George H. McFadden

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

Scan 15 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 15 (G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis III Jul. 1940–Apr. 1941), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 15, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 427Scan 15 of 72

Diary removed seems to be filling of underlying & in original layer of Betumen of cowled couch exposed slightly to see if hypogeum natural layer The stone looking like bottom of couch very doubtful. Exposed blocks therefore to both couch and other grave should be left as are relieved. July 13 Saturday July 15 Monday [illegible] beginning to appear in earth rock approach to earth over Tomb 5 see hillop 90-16 [illegible]

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Diary mixed w. [illegible] of chavara also very fine [illegible] like plate of the profile to [illegible] hangs. Long rock 107 w. [illegible] several small pieces there & plenty of [illegible] together. Small [illegible] rock of the one of to plate fresh in outlines begun to be put together. Fill of sand disrupted w. small clumps of chavara & small number of [illegible] appearing and a lamp [inserted: Bronze] type XVIII In the fill front about level with the roof of [illegible] at a distance to within about 30 centimeters of the floor, It is not

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

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