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 74 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).

Unnumbered pageScan 74 of 153

Continued from p. 73

… while the majority consists of geometric ware. L.H. III the sherds constitute then the clearing having ended, some 15-20 of which a pair from stirrup jugs. In addition there were another bronze fragments of bowls and two boneplaques with incisions. The tomb floor is in its central part sunk and forms a trench, whose remaining boundary-line is semi-circular. It is very shallow. The sketches below are intended to clarify the structure

Plan of a semi-circular chamber with an inner semi-circular feature, a dashed section line A-B, dimension arrows, and a north arrow
DrawingPlan of a semi-circular chamber with an inner semi-circular feature, a dashed section line A-B, dimension arrows, and a north arrow

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