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 24 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 24 of 39

1445DIARY

coming out among debris - Immediately south of 4 (hole) hardly any stones. Removed p. 1405-5 north of tomb monument (Grid 4-E, north 18-20) also began removing E-Z, p. 1405-5 - debris and sandy soil - light brown in color. Am straining all earth in orea of modern well, north and n.w. of tomb monument.

7 AprilRemoving strat. 5 n.w. of tomb monument Grid E-Z, north 18-20, section p 1405-5 - a stratum of debris mainly under sand & over gravel. Removing Grid H-I north 12-18, lower part of strat. 1(C), see sections pp. 1417 & 1419, but leaving small samples near walls. Very few tiles found in 1(c) and hardly any frags. None found over large pavement (north 4-8) Sherds over pavement put in seperate bag. Continuing to remove Grid A-Z and A-Y, south 2-6, strat 1, sandy soil & no debris.

cont. p. 1452

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FINDS1446
52. (drawing)Ottoman

Grid H-I north 14-18, strat 1 found by shovel (depth 0.75 m). 3 or 4 April 49

53. (drawing) | Pierre d'Aubusson, Rhodes 1476/1503

Grid near A, south 5.00 depth about 0.90 m

54. (drawing)Uncertain
16th cent

Grid near E south 5.00 at depth of 0.90 m.

4 April 1949

55. (drawing)Found in dump
south of Grid

4 April 1949 Agrippa

56.Found in dump

4 April 1949Hugh IV of Cyprus 1324/1359

cont. p. 1448

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

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