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 63 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.

Page 723Scan 63 of 100

Tomb 8 pp 723 Starting on the earth of the upper strata it is often difficult to distinguish one from the other. It would seem, as far as observed, it is easy to distinguish the two.

<u>To sum up</u> Amphora T 8 P 4 full of earth & gravel The bowl in 5 in the clay. Skeleton 3 & 4. They seem separated, though confused. The skulls in life that lay on the right arm, & in the center a skull, very likely belonging to the body to the south. The arm found under and to the D. the earth on this level is similar to the strata of earth about it. Distinct layers

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Tomb 8 the sondage the following layers: fine well packed earth over it, then a chavara without found in pot. The skeleton rests on sloping layer of earth Chavara under down to & rounded face neck & then being higher up & sloping The calotte was furrowed in chavara Necks of rest rest & dirt occur on earth & not mixed in earth under neck near rim

It may be that in the upper breathing 2 stratifications occurred that of the divan & of earth over it very narrow layers of whitening & loose earth were found together suggesting [illegible] 3 ft more or less depth.

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

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