Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 1·April–May 1941

G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis IV Apr.–May 1941George H. McFadden

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

Scan 20 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 1 (G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis IV Apr.–May 1941), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 1, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 20 of 100

637

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p 635 Section B-B

Drawing: stratigraphic section diagram

heavy clay like soil. w. some fine gravel (washings) ① no sherds ② loose stratum gravel stones sand few as large as 30 cm. washings sand ③ " clean clay like no stones soil ④ many stones sand 4a chnks of chavara ⑤ clean dark sandy soil ⑥ gravel soil sandy fairly even layers in washings. 6a clean clay 6aNo washings various sizes to 7]

[margin right of sketch: 150 cm from 9th step toward tomb and looking W. toward tomb

4 - almost all cl gravel at bottom & stones on top]

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Right page

Diary p 636 638

tomb in P7. Clearing door to in & part chamber and an [illegible] chamber W. at [illegible] dromos of Pit 75?

May 1 Continued clearing out dromos pit 75. Pit 77 + 85 cleared by 8 men as yesterday for Pit 75 also removing p 623-6

Approaching doorway to tomb in corner of 77. A rough & steepening was left in larger above - but big paleave come in roof of door for cover, rough slab by slanted is of lenth of door to cover outer but evening & surface of groove like in J [illegible] Cont 642

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

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