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 19 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 20Scan 19 of 147

On the northern side of wall d) the following stratification is observed at the trench edge (schaktkanten):

1)0,15 m dark surface layer

2)0,15 m light fill layer with pottery & stone

3)0,15 m layer of tightly bonded stones; charcoal remains

4)0,07 m sulphur-yellow layer without pottery.

5)0,35 m light fill layer with charcoal remains

6)— m Sterile bottom layer.

e)layer 3) 0,15 m (tightly cemented stones) passes into the cross-wall e) (see the sketch p. 17). This wall e) is found not to continue further east than c. 1,50 m where it disappears under the above-mentioned layer 3), which here has not been broken through. Nearest wall c) and at the same level as this lies a c. 0,50 m broad hewn, profiled stone. The area between e) and d) is taken up by a horizontal surface of built irregular stones. C. 1 m from wall e) lies over these, immediately below the surface layer, as for the time being is cleared a few flat stones still built in with coarse white mortar. The walls are cleared ~ In straight line with these but after a gap of c. 1,80 m further similar walls emerge, which can later better be over- … continues

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