Field diary·DII:1b·1927–1928

Lapithos, KastrosErik Sjöqvist

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

Scan 106 of field diary DII:1b (Lapithos, Kastros), handwritten in Swedish, with drawings. The transcription and translation follow.

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

Page 105Scan 106 of 153

The stone setting in square 3 is removed. Under the same lie numerous sherds evidently belonging to earlier burials. In addition, are found

12 Gold bowl

With that the tomb is fully cleared.

29/3Tomb 425. It lies immediately west of tomb 422 and is found from inside it. Its dromos is cleared at the same time as the chamber is worked. The chamber is large and well cut, and partly earth-filled. On top of the earth fill lie numerous foreign, loose stones, which indicates that the tomb has been visited by robbers. The tomb is dug square by square acc. adjacent (drawing) As noted for tomb 422 on 26/3 were taken out a number of gold finds, which lay high up and in-

Plan of a rectangular chamber with entrance at bottom, divided into four quadrants
DrawingPlan of a rectangular chamber with entrance at bottom, divided into four quadrants

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