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 85 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 87Scan 85 of 147

Continued from p. 86

… rock edge formed a right angle with the one in the deep trench by the east wing. The large collapse layer with the stones was found to rest on a layer of gypsum which sloped in towards the corner thus formed by the rock edges.

22/11The clearing of substructure wall I continues. — North of the western eisodos the clearing continues northward. The rock, which slopes gently toward the north, is scraped. The section edge is kept carefully straight and vertical, since it will evidently form the limit of the theatre excavation on this side. C. 2,50 m north of the northernmost stones a row of water pipes is being exposed, which for the time being is preserved in situ for levelling later. — In the well-shaft the work continues, which is now made easier by a winch lent from Ibrahim.

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