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

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

Unnumbered pageScan 73 of 165

Tomb 13.

Samponas tomb lies to the right of 12. Here too the dromos is cut with 8 well-preserved steps. The dromos fill is of the same gypsum-like character. A darkening of the fill close to the door suggests that the tomb was opened in recent times, a hemsk suspicion which proved to be in agreement with reality. The dark earth extends right down and continues directly in through the doorway. Of any door packing only a couple of stones remain, c 1 m above the dromos floor. In the outer undisturbed part of the dromos four vessels were found

Plain jugh. 12,5 cm1
Paketkärl2
3
Plain jugh. 13 cm4.

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