Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 3·July–November 1941

G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis VI Jul.–Nov. 1941George H. McFadden

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

Scan 10 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 3 (G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis VI Jul.–Nov. 1941), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 10 of 96

1015 Diary Fi. B. 1007 Where conglomerate debris occurred just alien oyster shell fragment rising fallen from private excavations cliquare just on 10 - Cistiform type of grave that is believed to date of fallen debris would of course be earlier being cut by the wall of tomb than tomb 10 as for amphora of earlier & in of Floor no debris saw pierced in tomb 8 - early 3rd century at the latest, the earliest though is Tomb 8 that could be for all of the following: [illegible] as earth at top of 10 fills whole trench in point of fact, the pottery pebbles [illegible] having been forgotten in diary.

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Diary 1007 1016

July 30 Max. temperature shade upper verandal house 37 or 98+ (North on coast 32) with one exception in culture coldest temperature in 70's hottest day of year. Tomb cooler than any time yet & summer sea after 2 days in September is most about 57 west off [illegible] pump out of order highest 101 lowest night of 30 today about 30 today East wind, feeling feverish etc. Removed unexcavated wall at foot of wall of 2nd section of court (Prize Removed east lower end of dromos cont p. 1022

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

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