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 7 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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[margin left: I find not many stones appearing on north side of well.] DIARY 1412 March 26 cont. from p. 1408

consisting of sand, & gravel is appearing. Area around well (see above) strat 2 full of stones completing sealing strata below. E-H, north 18-20. Began removing fill of intrusive pit left over bottom step of stairway along face of pit 60 tov reck wall, see Film 115 - 16. the crinster washings into which pit was sunk remain quite intact on sides Began removing Grid E-H north 18-20 (round about well) strat 2ⓑ - sandy soil, section p. 1405.

28 March Finished removing Grid 2-5 north 0-4, strat 1ⓑ and began removing strat 1ⓒ. Digging in Pit 80 - north of wall Grid A, north 0-1, 56 cm below foundation course for wall (top) to 1.10 m. below. Mixed fill of sand, earth & havara - and some stones - not larger than fist size but mostly smaller. Very few sherds. Digging Grid B- (1B-100-1) north 0-1, strat 2 from height of well to rock. Also digging Grid A-B south 0-1.50 cont p 1416

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

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