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 99 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 105Scan 99 of 147

Continued from scan 98

… a slightly lower level. The eastern corner of room 4 is destroyed by a so-called robber trench cut in under Bamboulan. This area of very loose earth is cleared out, and thereby a small part of wall 6-8 is exposed. The wall is followed on the north side. It extends considerably deeper down than the floor level in room 4 avv 1,10. This level is however clearly distinguishable in a section left standing c 1 m from the wall and parallel to it. The earth is greasy and mixed with ash and charcoal remains . At a level above the floor, 1,10 avv., a number of finds were found , which because of the rain with difficulty could be exactly located; however avv their avv level can be determined as slightly higher than the level of the floor of room 4.

Nails and fragments of bronze —599
Fragments of a faience pot —600
5 bronze coins earth find —601
Black vernished bowl diam 13 cm602
” ” ” ” Black vernished bowl diam 13 cm603.
Lamp with pinched rim l 7,8 cm604.

At a level somewhat higher above a floor level … continues

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