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

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

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Tomb 603 Description

This tomb too is of the same type as the two preceding ones, although the characteristic stone heap in the dromos is missing. The chamber is not wholly collapsed, although extensive roof collapse has occurred. As its dromos lies in the middle of the water-ditch on the south side of the road, and as the chamber stands in connection with a wholly collapsed tomb, a great deal of water and clay has run into the tomb. As this occurred only after a compact roof collapse had covered the find layer, the finds lie relatively undisturbed. The stratification is

1 Silted laspi

2 Roof collapse

3 Sand-mixed dromos earth

4 Tomb earth

Otherwise nothing to remark! The tomb poor: the finds have belonged to Blomsterfonden (John!)

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