Field diary·DII:2b·1928

Milia, Soli and KythreaAlfred Westholm

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Handwritten in Swedish. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 40 of field diary DII:2b (Milia, Soli and Kythrea), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:2b, Public domain (CC0).

Page 37Scan 40 of 95

Continued from p. 36

46(Skel 3)… half of the tomb excavated. — After the longitudinal section has been drawn, removein the left part of the tomb the upper disturbed layers. From here the pottery is collected separately. Among the sherds found here may be noted pieces of a very large White Slip bowl. Diagonally below-the door next to the undisturbed layers a small broken goldring is found, with the pieces lying very close to each other (46). The left part is levelled to this level; this goldring c. 15-20 cm above the floor at the door. As in the right part, the floor here also slopes down toward the chamber walls. Next to the trench below the door a skeleton is found lying on its back with the feet close to the door. The skeleton is prepared in situ It turns out to be fairly well pre- … continues

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