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 3 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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Drawing: section diagram; labels: Ak., Ak., T.b., Ak., Winter washings, Alt, T.-, Alt, intrusive pit, Trachik, Xab., Winter washings, wall, int. step

section on 130 cm. A-6 60 cm. S. 150 cm. N. looking East 1/50

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March 24 Mr Hill arrived at Nicosia airfield from Athens last night Cleaning out part of Pit 60 behind wall of earth which has come in since war. Digging Grid Z-H north 8-12, Strat 1© Depth 1.15 m. - Digging Grid Z-I north 0-4 Strat 1 2 loads of earth in truck carried off up until 8:00 AM. Removing Grid Z-I north 0-4 Strat 1 © Up to 3:30 PM truck took 8 loads. Two men & driver working alone. Only fresh dump removed which is much easier to handle than old dumps. Dug exploratory pit at starting at level of top of terrace wall (Pit 60) about 50 cm wide in southerly direction at point about Grid B south 0-2 down to what appears to be bedrock (conglomerate, sand & chavara) behind wall or to south of it. Strating into (Strat 3) quite hard - very few stones except near wall. Truck carries off eight loads.

March 25 Continued exploratory pit mentioned yesterday down to what appears to be edge of outcrop west of what seems to be furthest westerly

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

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