G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis V May–Jul. 1941George H. McFadden

(24/VI/41) (Bones of Tomb 8 - removal) in newspaper in box with skull & and its bones). Level -1.55 Skeleton of alpha - We seem not to have been able to clear it as one distinguished ordered skeleton below the middle. There is the extra left femur more or less whole, and the one broken and bent in 2, but particularly there is an extra pair of lower / leg bones which lie lower and slightly under the pair that join with the ^right femur that seems to connect with the right pelvis going with alpha. There was no left humerus in the place where I expected it (cf p. 905); what I saw was the tip of the scapula. Take out skull alpha. Level -1.57. Proceed with bones of upper body. Christo says he had a short thigh neck. To right of right shoulder, small pot which must be resting actually on the floor: #141, not a pot, apparently, but a delicate pottery ring; level -1.58, which is the floor here. in chavara and small stones. [underlined: Phot.] with remaining

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916 (24/VI/41) (Bones of Tomb 8 - removal) bones not yet taken out near by. Christo finds about under level of skull alpha but E of it, near the sample of earth left at the east end of the tomb, in earth at level close to tomb floor an earring composed of gold ring and dark colored glass droplet. Bones, to middle, of one going with alpha: with the skull in one box. Rest above a newspaper in another box.

Bones being gone, trim to the floor the face of the martyra, height ca. .18, along the N wall. Its width ca. .10. Chavara mixture with at west end as Christo points out some sand. on top (.30 long from west end, .10 and more thick. Rest of face of martyra shows dark earth patches with holes and pink patches; pink specially in part recently cleared N of bones.

A martyra of earth on the east side north of the door remained

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