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 70 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 72Scan 70 of 147

Continued from p. 71

… diagonally towards down towards the eastern corner of the stage. Here too only the eastern facade is found, whereas the western continues under loose collapse masses. From the shaft thus opened an attempt is still made to find the western facade of the enclosing wall, but without result. The wall apparently simply lies closely joined to the eastern facade of Substruction Wall 1. The excavation has thus apparently come to a very difficult point.

13/11 Sunday

14/11– 19/11 In order that some clarity may be gained, the only thread that remains is followed (the enclosure wall loses itself to the north in a difficult collapse layer of stones), namely Substructure wall 1, which is followed and … continues

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