Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 5·March–April 1949

G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis VIII Mar.–Apr. 1949George H. McFadden

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

Scan 16 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 5 (G. H. McFadden, Ayios Ermoyenis VIII Mar.–Apr. 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 5, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 16 of 39

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DIARY

April 1.1430

Began removing Grid E-H, north 18-20, Strat. 2[circled: G] fee section p 1408-3b and Film 115-28. Strat. 5[circled: G] same as. 5 except that the sandy soil is lighter in color and harder. Digging Grid H-I north 16-21 Strat 2[circled: G] This is area between Pit 75 and Roman road. All ploughed up silt with some stones, but few on whole, largest being about 0.08 m in diameter - rough stones. Continuing digging Grid A-X north [margin left: P47- Coin] 8-12, Strat 2 (debris under silt). Found here glass fragments [margin left: Film 115- 29 & 30] & frag of lamp placed in box - and coin P.44. Continuing to remove Grid H-I, north 4-8, Strat 1 [circled: G] ploughed up silt- also H-I north 8-12 strat 1 [circled: G] and north 12-14 strat 1[circled: G] - all ploughed up silt Began removing 1 [circled: G] see sections p 1417 and 1419 and Film 116-2 Removing Grid F-E south 2-6, strat 1 (silt) up to Pit 43.

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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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