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 82 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 84Scan 82 of 147

Continued from p. 83

… whereupon the earth is carried away on this side The earth that was removed here had entirely the character of collapse layers which evidently sloped in the direction of the eastern scene-corner. The layers consisted alternately of gypsum and small angular stones, evidently rock collapse layers. The "very hard gypsum floor" was exposed over a somewhat larger area and cleared. Thereafter it was followed in towards the theatre, where the gypsum passed into the steeply sloping gypsum layers in room south of the stairs in the eastern scene corner, which has been described on p. - - -. In order to investigate more closely this relationship the gypsum was chopped through at one place. It showed itself to rest on other loose collapse layers For this reason further was exposed of the ashlar-cut stones They all ended towards the theatre in a straight line and thus formed apparently [illegible] a wall facade … continues

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