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 76 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 76 of 165

In the vicinity of 14–15 the calotte of a skull was found, and also a few scattered skeletal remains. The scarabeeh that was found on the floor is probably the only one of the objects that has not been moved by the water.

The architecture of the tomb is very well preserved. The chamber is rounded without any sharper corners. The roof, well preserved, is thin-vaulted with the vault-springing at the floor.

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