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 31 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 31 of 39

1459 | FINDS shoulder to rim, round in section. Classical.

Grid E-2 north 18.50 - 20.00 section p. 1405-5a northwest of tomb monument.

65. stamped ter fragment [pencil rubbing] | Diam. of frag on which found. 0.065 m Th. 0.026 m

Common pinkish clay. unevenly fired black sand, both white & black bits - some large- air holes

Grid E-4, north 18-20 Strat. p1405- 3 (c) n.w. of tomb monument 1 Apr 49

66. Ter. lamp. Most unusual type.

clean brown-buff, hard baked clay. Black to brown glaze of which much has peeled off. Poor gloss. Low, heavy, slightly flaring, cylindrical foot. Hole in center of foot penetrates through cylinder to top of lamp. narrow nozzle like that on Roman cont p 1461

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DIARY1460

13 April Grid A-Y, A-A, South 2-6, strat. 1 (c) - sandy soil-few stones. Grid I-A, north 4-14 strat, 1 (c) sandy soil no debris - few stones. No other work here today. Truck carries away 9 loads of fresh dump for 7 s a load, owner of truck paying for 2 men to load & unload.

14-16 April Finished digging Grid 4-14, I-A strat 1 (c) sandy soil. Grid I-A north 0-4, strat 1 (c). Grid I-A, north 14-20, strat 1 (c). Grid A-A, A-Y, South 2-6, strat 1 (c).

18 April 5 men only. Grid I-A, north 0-4, strat 1 (c), sandy soil in which area our pit no. occurs. Grid I-A, north 14-20, strat 1 (c) finished-began 1 (d). Grid A-A and A-Y, south 2-6 finished removing strat. 1 (c) sandy soil down to debris.

cont p.

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

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