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 47 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 44Scan 47 of 95

Tomb 13.

The tomb had been opened quite recently by plunderers through the dromos near the gateway, in the usual grave-robbing manner . The large grave chamber was filled with earth and fallen stones to about 0,50 metre from the roof. The surface of the earth heaps showed traces of having been especially well worked over. Along the edges, in several places deep pits were visible, where the grave robbers had carried out their dubious work . Also noted in this earth were some large stone blocks, evidently fallen from the roof. A couple of trial pits, however, made it clear that the stratigraphy was only a couple or three dm below the surface undisturbed, at least on one … continues

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