Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 4·November 1941–March 1949

G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis VII Nov. 1941–Mar. 1949George H. McFadden

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

Scan 66 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 4 (G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis VII Nov. 1941–Mar. 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 4, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 66 of 95

1327 FILMS in it. Debris can be seen where it was left. This part of stratum 2 to be dug separately.

27 25. Same as 22 but looking west. Orig. Pit 73 shows on right with top of tomb monument flush with top of stratum 3.

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29 24 Pit 64 after removing east south extension 0-4 south 0-10 Looking east L = 400 op 12.5 sp 1/200 2:30 PM 22 Oct.

30 25. Same looking S.e.

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32 26. Pit 64 north ext. 0-2 west 4-6 after removing strat. 5. See section p. 1305. Top of strat. 6 appears to be a ground level. L = 400 op 12.5 sp 1/200 23 Oct (?)

33 27. Looking down fr. north Same looking down from west.

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Diary cont fr p. 1316 1328

Oct. 21Mr. Hill arrives this morning on Kyrenia from Greece.

Continued removing PIT 73 south end 0-2 east 0-4, 2d stratum - no debris here.

Finished digging PIT 64 north extension 0-2, west 4-6 strat. 3 and began removing strat 4 [section 1301-4] See Film 96 #20.

Removing PIT 64 east extension 0-4, south 4-8, stratum 1 @ see p 1318 - 1a

Finished digging north extension of PIT 60, 0-8, stratum 1 (b), beginning remove strat. 2. See 1320-2

PIT 96- north end - north of corb of road on wall cutting trench crosswise at diagonal - 2d strat see p. 1315-2 From top of wall to depth 30 cm below top of wall. Sandy soil & gravel - very few stones.

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

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