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Field diary·DII:3b·1928–1929

Vouni, Korakas and the palaceAlfred Westholm

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

Scan 131 of field diary DII:3b (Vouni, Korakas and the palace), handwritten in Swedish, with drawings. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, DII:3b, Public domain (CC0).

Unnumbered pageScan 131 of 165

Room 175/10Room 17 lies immediately north-west of room 16 and resembles it to a high degree in respect of construction, the nature of the floor, the method of building the walls of this. Room 17 has this appearance:

Plan of Room 17 with hatched walls, doorway, adjacent rooms, staircase, find spot, and north-south arrow
DrawingPlan of Room 17 with hatched walls, doorway, adjacent rooms, staircase, find spot, and north-south arrow

The earth-layer conditions are exactly the same as in room 16, only with the difference that the depth nowhere öp exceeds 1 m. In the direction of room 18 the earth thins out so gradually. The room opens up entirely … continues

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