Field diary·DII:2a·1927–1928

Soli, the theatreAlfred Westholm

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

Scan 127 of field diary DII:2a (Soli, the theatre), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:2a, Public domain (CC0).

Page 145Scan 127 of 147

Continued from scan 126

… the earth just at the boundary of its northern slope appears as follows.

0–0,45 m. Dark ploughsoil with plant remains
– 0,63 " Rock debris of dark blue colour
occasional sherds.
– 0,75 " Lighter, hard-packed rock debris
without pottery.
– 1,00 " Hard clay mixed with rock debris
with Roman pottery.
– 2,00 " Alternating indistinct layers of
clay earth and coarser and finer
rock debris.
The rock.

A section through the layers in the middle part of the trench has the following appearance:

0– 0,35 Dark ploughsoil with plant remains
– 0,40 Rock debris of dark blue colour
– 0,60 Lighter hard-packed rock debris
– 1,30 Clay earth containing mixed pottery

grecyk-geom — Roman.

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