Field diary·DII:1d·1928

Idalion and Lapithos, PlakesErik Sjöqvist

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

Scan 49 of field diary DII:1d (Idalion and Lapithos, Plakes), handwritten in Swedish, with drawings. The transcription and translation follow.

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

Unnumbered pageScan 49 of 133

12 Fragment of large well-worked flint knife of pure white flint l. 2.2. see the label

13 Two smaller flint fragments. see the label

The clearing of the hearth is carried out in 10-cm levels. In the layer 30-40 the pottery is still mixed, patterned and red polished ware. The vessel forms appear to be restricted entirely to larger, flat bowls. Some sherds that could be attributed to jugs or pots are not present. The following finds are found:

14 Flint fragment l 2.4 depth 0.35 m

15 White flint fragment l 3.6 depth 0.38

The shell-mixed sea sand which has been compacted into stone shows clearly in its section how the side that faces towards the centre of the hearth has been burnt and blackened by fire. Below, a sketch of such a piece

Cross-section of a sand lump with three layers
DrawingCross-section of a sand lump with three layers
3 times. pre-1 black-burnt charcoal-mixed }
reconstruction2 hard-packed } sand
3 looser packed }

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