Field diary·DII:3c·1928–1930

Petra tou Limniti and VouniAlfred Westholm

·

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

Scan 101 of field diary DII:3c (Petra tou Limniti and Vouni), handwritten in Swedish. The transcription and translation follow.

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

Unnumbered pageScan 101 of 164

Continued from p. 73

… however not in room 73 (but in 75) The earth has of course rained down from the palace rooms higher up. From the upper storey, which demonstrably lay over the magazines, there is probably no rå-

brick earth remains on this spot. InFinds.

In room 73 the following finds were made (see the plan)

Terra-cotta lamp with a broken handle l 20,3 cm380

near the outer wall, 0,20 m above the floor. In room 73 pits sunk into the rock floor are found, a number, as earlier in 74. They are concentrated along the walls but are also found in the middle. In one of these latter a find is made of 144 lead weights, apparently

hidden there immediately below the floor level (con-392

following earth conditions in the pit, see detail drawing.) 392 A similar lead bullet was found in

an adjoining pit 393. Near wall393

73-74 was found at a level not yet established

depth: Pierced terra-cotta plaque l. 5,6 cm394.

On the floor in the outer parts of room 73 parts of coarse-ground pithoi stood or lay (see photo)

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