Field diary·DII:2e·1929–1930

Ayios Phokas, Ayios Iakovos, Kition and AmathusAlfred Westholm

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

Scan 11 of field diary DII:2e (Ayios Phokas, Ayios Iakovos, Kition and Amathus), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:2e, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.

Unnumbered pageScan 11 of 147

A test seems to show that these lie very close to the rock. Here nothing seems to be to be had, even if one considers a

Kastabort-head l 9 cm depth 0,4028

which was found in Δ7. The squares are cleared and are abandoned as hopeless. The searches are now moved to the area northeast of square A, i.e. the section trench is extended straight in this direction. The squares are called here in the same way with the Greek alphabet, a beginning is made.

next to A with the beginning of letter M.Α₁
In square A₁ was found at a depth of 0,80 m
Archaic stonehead. l 9,5 cm26,

Northeast of Δ₁ no walls are found so far. The earth is hard, light, Fokas-grey.

The mentioned floor level in Δ₁ at 1,10 mΓ₁₋₂

also recurs in Γ₁. Just at this level but beneath the floor, at the trench edge towards Γ₂, a fine head is found, which however was badly damaged by Mavro Kustas.

Painted Archaic stonehead l 10 cm. depth 1,1027

This head lay damp in the för- … continues

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