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 61 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 61 of 135

In section I, between 77-79 at a depth of c. 2.10 there are built steps, which descend steeply. The remains appear to lead down to some cistern or the like, and to investigate the situation the trench is widened across trench II sufficiently to expose only the area.

9293949596A silver ring in the sieve from the cross-trench I, and in the same, at a depth of 0.60 a polished but smooth carnelian and a small round stone bead and a incised double-conical stone button as well as a figurine of bronze representing a seated bird with a human headed, adorned with a crown-like feather headdress. 5.10, v. 0, dj 0.85.

97-98998/6The following finds have come to light during the morning course of the work: in cross-trench II 2 arrowheads of bronze at a level of 0.90 and in cross-trench I at a depth of 2.00 m. a broken stone chisel

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