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 29 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.

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DIARY 1456 cont. from p. 1452

9 April 1949 Continued digging I-A north 4-14, Strat 19 sandy soil; also A-Z & A-y south 2-6, strat 16 sandy soil. Immediately to north of tomb monument (Grid A-E, north 18-20) sinking small narrow trial pits into strat 5 (section p 1405 & 1421) Stratum 6 is filling in after construction of euthynteria Stratum 6 [circled: 6] is was already there before construction apparently as it continues under the euthynteria (section p 1421).

11 April49 Removing silt only. Grid A-y south 2-6, strat 1[circled: C] sandy soil A-A south 2-6, sandy soil and old pre war fill of our Pit 41. Also Grid I-A, north 4-14, strat 1[circled: C]. No other work here now. About 10 men. No truck today.

12 April49 Removing silt only. Grid A-y, south 2-6 began Strat 1[circled: C] sandy soil A-A south 2-6, strat 1[circled: C] sandy soil and fill of our Pit 41. Elsewhere same as yesterday - cont p. 1460

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

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