Field diary·DII:1a·1927

Lapithos, Vrysi tou BarbaErik Sjöqvist

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

Scan 175 of field diary DII:1a (Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:1a, Public domain (CC0).

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4 m. west of the same, another tomb (tomb 22) was found. Tombs 8, 9, 11 and 13 are photographed and dromos plans and sections are laid out for no. 9 and no. 13 and no. 15 (= 6 δ from behind).

[?19/10] Tomb 13 is prepared to be opened and photographed further. See otherwise the tomb register. The so-called tomb 22 turned out to be somewhat similar to a well. 10 m. southwest of tomb 21 was found nevertheless another tomb which takes over its number (tomb 22)

[?20/10.] Plan and section of the dromos are laid out and the dromos and cover stones are photographed in tomb no. 14.

[?21/10] Tomb 15 is photographed. Tomb 22 turns out to be a complete giant, whose dromos is 7 m. long.

[?22/10] North of tomb 21 another tomb is found, which has caved in. During the excavation we came right across the collapsed chamber. The dromos begins to be cleared (tomb 23)

[?24/10-25/10] Tomb 22 is cleared of its dromos fill.

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