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 67 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.

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DIARY

Beginning to remove surface soil between north end of PIT 76 & PIT 60 (n. of bastion)

Oct. 22Digging east of pit 76 0-6 from 0-4 that is ground between pits 60 & 76 - strata 1 [circled: A] & 1 [circled: B] see pp. 1333 & 1334

Digging Pit 64 east ext. 0-4 south 3-10, finished level 1 [circled: A] & began 1 [circled: B] see pp 1317 & 1318

See Film 96 24 & 25. for Pit 64

Pit 73 south ext 0-4 center and w. 0-2 east 0-4 finished removing second strat, that is in area of 2d strat? where no debris occurs. Began digging 3rd- center south 0-4 and west 0-2 see pp 1303 & sections

Pit 64, north ext 0-2, west 4-6 finished digging strat 5 see p 1301. Top of six appears to be a ground level.

cont p. 1336

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FINDS

SH 164 12. Stamped amphora handle

lying on stratum 5 PIT 64 north ext 0-2 west 4-6 67 cm north of lower courses of tomb monument, almost level with top of 2nd course. See section p. 1301. In stratum 4- or 5.

22 Oct.47 - See Film 96 # 21

L 1240 13. Terracotta lamp

Found Pit 64 north ext 0-2 west 4-6 same 2 sq. meters as F. 12. Same stratum no. 4, See p 1301 section about 3 cm above strat. 5 and at 240 cm from lower 3 courses of tomb monument.

full of sand 22 Oct 47 See Film 96: # 21.

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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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