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 63 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 63 of 96

1121 Diary

Oct 25 Continued digging Pit 64. p. 1115-2 Found gravel + Temple floor only See Film 77-3, 4, + 5. p 1115-1 Same as 2. No difference whatever.

Oct 27+ 28 Pit 64- Finished digging p 1115-2 of earth (very sandy) gravel, small river stones + few pebbles Found only 1 Ptefdia (Oct 28) removing the 1115-3, which turned out a little less homogeneous fill right down to river pebbles that were in both very loose. Removed all of p 1143-7 all but small sample of bit 7 w See Film 77-17 b w mainly of chovara mixed

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31/10/41Film 77 1122 12/9. Pit 64 west of shrine + n. of e-w wall pit 13 East. after removing of bit. 17 but 7 w in back ground not yet removed There was no footing beneath 7 w. on stratum below (8) D was footing of 18 cm for wall to east. Driven wall 7 w begins at point where better part of wall c (that part seen [illegible] of bit 12) [illegible] + ends of course. (Probly footing trench wall foundation wall must, below (drawing) L = 40 on 9 x 50 according to L should be 1/40 ea. 27/10/41 10.40 A.M. Looking west

13/10. Same looking east showing top of 7 same exposure. Cont p. 1124

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

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