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 83 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 83 of 95

DIARY

MARCH 8Work called off at 8:00 AM on account of heavy rains snow storms in mountains.

March 9 No work on account rain. Snowing all day in mountains. High winds.

March 10 Fine weather. Removing dumps on either side of Pit 56. Removing \all\ strat 1@ north of Pit 60 See film 114 No 27 12 Began removing \all\ in [circled: G] 15 See also Film 114 No 30 15 Monday finished removing strat 1@ in well area north of Pit 64 & east of Pit 73. 144 See Film 114 nos. 27, 28, 31 & 32 15 All sandy silt. Few sherds. A few coins F 28 - 25 incl.

MARCH 11 Removing dump west of Pit 64. Finished removing strat 1@ of clean silt around well & between Pit 64 & Pit 73. Grid [greek: beta] - H north 21-24 " H - K " 18-24 See Film 114, 10-21 incl. Section cont p. p 1151-

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FINDS 1360

22. [circled: Coin with inscribed cross] Hugh IV, Cyprus 1324/1329

1.70 m. north of north face of wall in Pit 60 in surface soil (ploughed up silt) 3 March 1949 in a foot depth of 65 cm.

23. [circled: Coin] 18th cent. German token North extension of Pit 64 in surface soil 4 March 1949.

24. [circled: Coin] James I, Cyprus in depth 0.80 m. Grid [greek: zeta] [greek: eta] - [greek: epsilon], 7 north 'depth 0.80 in 1 [circled: G]

25. [circled: Coin] Fran. Vernier 1554/1556 Grid [greek: gamma] - [greek: delta] north 8.00. in depth 0.76 m strat 1@

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

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