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 19 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.

Page 17Scan 19 of 147

Continued from scan 18

… and are expected to shed light on the character of the ancient monu- ments. It is divided into 24 squares of 2 m each, named after all the letters of the Greek alphabet. Before the beginning of the excavation was found on the surface in square E1

Fragment of t.c. statuetteh 11,2 cmE1 9.

I1 - K1In squares I1 and K1 it is decided to dig by level because of the masses of sherds that are found here, and av the finds of terracottas in the vicinity. The levels are kept to 20 cm thickness and receive the following levelling figures = (D4)

Square I1Square K1
Layer 1 = 1,70 - 1,90Layer 1 = 1,85 - 2,05.
” Layer 2 = 1,90 - 2,10” Layer 2 = 2,05 - 2,25.
” Layer 3 = 2,10 - 2,30” Layer 3 = 2,25 - 2,45.
” Layer 4 = 2,30 - 2,50” Layer 4 = 2,45 - 2,65.
” Layer 5 = 2,50 - 2,70” Layer 5 = 2,65 - 2,90. sand
” Layer 6 = 2,70 - 2,90 sand" - - —
” Layer 7 = 2,90 - 3,10” " 7 = 2,90 - 3,10
” Layer 8 = 3,10 - 3,30” " 8 = 3,10 - 3,30.
99 = 3,30 - 3,70 end

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