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

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

Unnumbered pageScan 147 of 153

Topografica.

Sirtaros situated west of Ayia Marina. A Graeco-Roman settlement with house foundations of hewn or unworked stone at a depth of 0.5-1.0 metres. Concretum constructions lie here and there at the surface. Three large stollen for copper mines containing Roman pottery were found.

Sykiá tou Bekhíri lies c. 0.5 km. south of Sirtaros. Necropolis situated along the road to Vasilia and south of the same, dating to the early Geometric period. Markides has opened a gold-rich tomb which was found during the road construction.

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