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 61 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 63Scan 61 of 147

Continued from p. 62

… set the facade to at the present position of the excavation seems to pass into the apparently disordered stone masses in toward the theatre. Different soil conditions within eisodos besides are examined for the purpose of the work continuation. – Work on the orchestra, the enclosure walls, in "Room south of the stairs at the east corner of the stage."

10/11The part of the cavea that lies north of the western eisodos, and which until now has not been cleared because of the wheelbarrow path that was left there on the slope, is taken up for work. It turns out to be the northward continuation of the cavea. It does not, however, continue this semicircular curve, but after c. 2 m north of the eisodos it slopes down quite irregularly towards the western stage-corner. On the top of this, in plan, thus a unfinished 3-cornered rock mass the inner enclosing wall does not continue on the other side (north of) the eisodos, … continues

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