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 22 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 22 of 100

641 1:20 Pit 73? (outside dromos - T.3.J.) See p. 647 for continuation

sherds roof heavy sticky soil w. 1 gravel lime came from tomb (chips very loose stratum w. stones, chips & gravel 2 from 971-1 probably) clay gravel no sherds sherds from dromos floor east door v. clean hard silt no sherds clean heavy sticky clay-like 3 soil clay 4 Sand, stones, chunks chavara chips sherd 5 dark sandy soil washings 6 mixed sand, gravel, + clay in nearly consistent layers mixed at bottom. [69] from dromos east door 10th step 7 earth gravel hard stones sand xF12 262.7 stone door red

L381 = F12 see p 648 No 1

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Dec 7th638 642 this was done after washing or gradual silting up of dromos. yesterday morning a lot of blown soil fell in it being fine a lot of lime & chavara fell in & is now lift off & is dry, affable & soil free. Plant & rootlets having also contributed to this. Work began today by finishing clearing open space around roof, where lime stone chips & gravel broke away. Roof could be [illegible] appeared towards end of day at 9.30 M! May 2! Before p. 641- 2 stratum 315 cm below roof 175 cm. Depth of block doorway with block speaks against [its] diverse. Or does it? See p 644

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

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