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Field diary·DII:1c·1928

Oura, Trachonas and Idalion

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

Scan 30 of field diary DII:1c (Oura, Trachonas and Idalion), handwritten in Swedish, with drawings. The transcription and translation follow.

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

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ti.no. 5… lie in a line perpendicular to wall 1. We start wheelbarrows to get the earth away, which lies above this line where a broad trench is to be laid The terracotta fragments are still numerous over the whole area. Among them is noted Large section 15, w. 1.10, depth 0.65. a sengeometric chariot fragment length 9.7 cm.

From the cross trench 1, the trench planned above is laid out in the direction of the bases. It is called the diagonal trench; see the sketch. Parallel to the diagonal trench run so-called edge-set stones, which are probably bases, as the spaces between them are filled with cobbles. Perpendicular to the

Plan of intersecting trenches, a wall of stones and a circled 0, with an arrow pointing down to the right
DrawingPlan of intersecting trenches, a wall of stones and a circled 0, with an arrow pointing down to the right
Plan of intersecting trenches, a wall of stones and a circled 0, with an arrow pointing down to the right
DrawingPlan of intersecting trenches, a wall of stones and a circled 0, with an arrow pointing down to the right

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