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 88 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 88 of 100

773 Tomb 8 24 (cont.) Sikelian scrape in center of dromos before filling of dromos was reached. [illegible] of coursethen fallen north end roof fell in. Now 183 1/2 cm above floor of tomb lie on regular fill of dromos. It follows that fallen north end of roof fell in [illegible] spread of the open vault. It is clear that north door was closed before this fell, as this is evidenced by the rock covered by falling of roof.

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GL 52Tomb 8 774 25. Glass bottle Pt 14 complete! sealed by clayware & some sort of slimy or even water- about 20 cm c.m. covered by fallen slab of roof. 424 Lies over 8 Skeletum & toward ruined grave & and [illegible] of compact layer of scorings, (1a)

Lies 134 cm below top slab of tomb. Skeleton [illegible] 8 lies 2 cm further below.

27/5/41cont next p.

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

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