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 2 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.

Page 1402Scan 2 of 39

EDatum peg "C"
Zground level as Datum
H
Θ

Drawing: ; labels: 10, undug 10, ?, 10 undug, ?, 2 undug, gravel washing 1 b, 2, Same as 10, intrusive pit

Section E-Θ on grid 22 meters North looking North 1/50

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March 23 Finished removing Grid(A-100-B) - Γ north 0-2, south 0-2, strat 2 ⓑ and began removing strat. 2 ⓑ. Strat. 2 in this area over fine wall is harder than 2 in area north of wall. ⓑ is somewhat harder than ⓐ but otherwise much the same. The ground level going with the late road is broken up between 2 north and 4 north. There is a considerable amount of debriss, including some large stones just north of wall in area where ground level has been broken into. Strat 2 ⓑ is very hard. See Film 115-11. Removing 1367 & 1371 strat 7. west of 4th step from top and 1.00-1.45 m. north of fine wall consisting of clean sand. Strat 7 ⓑ 0.00-1.00 m north of wall contains more earth. it forms part of intrusive pit extending further west here into Pit 60. Hardly any sherds but all kept. Have thrown no sherds out anywhere this season. Removed fill of intrusive pit sunk into Grid Θ-I north 22-24 Strat 2 see Film 115-12 (p. 1406), Began removing 1st strat in area between Pits 64 & 43. Grid 2-Θ north 0-4 Truck carried 3 loads of fresh dump. cont. p. 1404

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

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