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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 34 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).

Page 6Scan 34 of 178

Continued from p. 6

… toward the entrance, and the skull straight up. From the position of the femurs and the shins and arms one can conclude that the skeleton was deposited in a seated position and then collapsed together, whereupon the shins slid forward. At the knee and around the body stood 3 pcs. hemisph. bowls.

8/10The clearing is continued and the following are taken out:

7.Red Polhemisph. bowldiam 14 cm
8.—”— Red Pol—”— hemisph. bowl” diam 11 cm
9.—”— Red Pol—”— hemisph. bowl” diam 15 cm
10.Red Pol.jug skewed neckheight 58 cm
11.—”— Red Pol.—”— jug skewed neck” height 32.1 cm
12.Red Pol.hemisph. bowldiam 13 cm
13—"—incised spindle whorl
14.Red Poljugdamagedheight 34 cm
15—"—badly damaged (in packet)
16—”— —"——"——”— badly damaged (in packet)
17—”— —"——”— —"——”— badly damaged (in packet)
18—”— —"——”— —"——”— badly damaged (in packet)

10/10The chamber is finally cleared, and in its northern part directly on the floor remains are found of … continues

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