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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 54 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 54 of 133

Stratigraphic section divided by vertical lines with horizontal layers, two stones in layer V, and bedrock at bottom right
DrawingStratigraphic section divided by vertical lines with horizontal layers, two stones in layer V, and bedrock at bottom right

Sketch of part of the cross-section 2

[square Γ2:s eastern side] Scale 1/20

( start of section
I surface earthD-D )
II plough-soil clay
III clay mixed with chavara
IV-VI chavara of increasing hardness

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