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

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

Unnumbered pageScan 53 of 135

4/6Between 20-24 metres a new wall comes into view in the bottom layer. In the profile trench a corner of the same is visible. It is Mycenaean and is called Mur 5. During the course of Sunday it has been partly trampled down by strange menfolk. It has a more stable construction than other contemporary walls, in that its entire base level is founded with large dressed stones.

no. 56 a)Beside wall 3 in the bottom layer, which lies at a level of 3.10 is found, against the rock a somewhat damaged double-conical stone button.

Otherwise the section continues and reaches right to the edge of the area [52dre metern]; between 40-50 m. the rock lies directly under the earth-surface and the area is find- … continues

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