Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 10·1939 and 1947

J. H. Young, II Atmeidan 1939, 1947John Howard Young

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Handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 79 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 10 (J. H. Young, II Atmeidan 1939, 1947), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 10, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 79 of 92

159 South side of North Wall Trench opposite "central stairway" in S wall

Drawing: dimensioned stone blocks; labels: 60, 50, 52, etc.

Drawing: section and plan; labels: 50, Section looking N., Plan

Found - 1 frag pipe. 1 frag of edge of seat

Photograph

Right page

Got permission to move trees. Nov. 21 - No work - rain

Nov 22Photos before trees removed: 18. From center, looking E 19: " " " W 20: From W of gate, " N 21: From W gate, " E 22: From E end of coping course, looking E 23: From starting line, looking W [illegible] Forestry Dept. men started removing trees. Continued on Trench 7, W. extension. Euthynteria course starts at c. 19 m. W of gate. On it, at about 21 m W., a large block - photos in order 24 (out of focus?) & 25. Nov. 24: Continued on Trench 7, West., leveling down to euthynteria line. Extended trench to live to reach end of high wall-course (c. 32 m.) Tying in soil down to just below end of preserved euthynteria, found base of a large lime-stone statue [illegible], just on outer line of euthynteria & 2.20 m west of or east of the last preserved block.

Drawing: hand?

Nov. 25Continuing Trench 7 West found that euthynteria blocks stopped in a short way to west (see next page) so covered off to that point & abandoned trench. Set up on edge three seat-blocks found here, shown on next page. This afternoon worked with Mr. Still. driving pegs down center of Wharf at every 20 meters (1 40 meters into E. half) and taking their levels as compared to euthynteria opposite.

Margin right: Sheets 100 p. 176

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

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