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Basket/zembil 81 90 238 Trench S III, south extension We have struck so many walls and stones that it becomes impossible for us to proceed deeper without destroying something.
So I am stopping here ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 81 91 238 Trench S IV, south extension We have struck so many walls and stones that it becomes impossible for us to proceed deeper without destroying something.
So I am stopping here and ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 81 92 238 House P, NW chamber (=P II) In the house P we are digging the NW chamber. In SW section we found comp. few sherds. Several pieces of one fairly decent Myc. pot = P II ... 1915/06/14 |
Basket/zembil 81 93 238 Trench R II (north of house P, SE of altar) N of the house we are clearing the N. line of wall and the mass of stones SE of altar. Here in ash stratum = R II we found a Mycenaean ... 1915/06/14 |
Basket/zembil 81 94 238 House P, pursuing walls in SW SW of house we are still pursuing walls till afternoon. Then we began to put a trench across large south room (?) of the house P near south end of ... 1915/06/14 |
Basket/zembil 81 95 239 House L, digging to north We have done a little more digging to N of megaron house looking for a north wall. No good wall yet found ... 1915/06/14 |
Basket/zembil 81 96 239 NE end of hill: looking for a cyclopean wall Near NE end of the hill we are digging around some very large stones which appear above ground in the hope of finding a cyclopean wall ... 1915/06/14 |
Basket/zembil 81 97 241 Trench S V, south extension S V 1.25-1.45 Chiefly Minyan -- Mattmalerei and coarse sherds.
[sketch entitled "Measurements to hearth"]
[MN: pt 1 here is 0.18 west of pt 9 ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 81 98 241 Trench L V We are clearing up the pit L with a view to going deeper. In straightening the scarp of pit Efstathy found some good sherds. Some with red spiral dec. seem of very ... LH I-II? |
Basket/zembil 81 99 Trench L VII [James-Nakassis: CWB does not describe this basket, but he does describe the pottery from it elsewhere.]
[p. 355]
L VII 1.20-1.40 [MN: check mark]
Mycenaean LM III [AddN: ... LH I-II |
Basket/zembil 81 100 241 Trench L VIII L VIII 1.40-1.60. Minyan sherds are characteristic. A bit of Mattmalerei.
[p. 355]
L VIII 1.40-1.60 [MN: check mark]
Minyan 15 sherds. Mostly dark gray 1 is ... 1915/06/15 |
Basket/zembil 81 101 242 House P, column base and pavement Just at noon we found another shaped col base this one is w House P S. of dividing line of 2 north rooms 2.45 m. It is a large stone ca. 0.47 ... 1915/06/15 |
Basket/zembil 81 102 242 Trench L IX L IX 1.60-1.95 -- Minyan Mattmalerei and coarse ware. N.B. one piece of coarse incised. [AddN: A coarse domestic pot most pieces found here.]
[p. 355]
L IX 1.60-[1.80 ... MH with 2 LH III sherds |
Basket/zembil 81 103 242 Trench S VI, south extension S VI 1.45-1.65 or 1.70. Thru a stratum of extremely black earth = carbonized matter. There is also some wood ash. Bones, quite a number of sherds ... 1915/06/15 |
Basket/zembil 81 104 243 Trench L X L X 1.95-2.30. Mostly coarse a few Minyan. Not many fragments.
[p. 356]
L X 1.95-2.30 [MN: check mark]
Minyan 1 sherd [AddN: 3 hand polished imitations?]
Tzonou-Herbst=AddN ... 1915/06/15 |
Basket/zembil 81 105 243 Trench S VII, south extension S VII 1.65-1.80. Largely Mattmalerei and Minyan and some coarse.
[p. 372]
S VII 1.65-1.80
Minyan
(a) light 4 sherds 2 wh and 2 handmade
(b) ... 1915/06/15 |
Basket/zembil 81 106 244 Trench S VIII, south extension S VIII 1.80 to ca. 2.00. Minyan and Mattmalerei and a bone pin. Coarse domestic ware.
[p. 372]
S VIII 1.80-2.00
Coarse unpainted 9 sherds ... 1915/06/16 |
Basket/zembil 81 107 244 Trench S IX, south extension S IX 2.00-2.25 Minyan still persists 3 incised sherds. One sherd with pattern in red on cream slip.
[p. 373]
S IX 2.00-2.25
Minyan
(a) light ... 1915/06/16 |
Basket/zembil 81 108 244 Trench S X, south extension S X 2.25-2.55 Minyan and Mattmalerei. Also half a dozen sherds with red designs on polished buff ground. Geometric designs.
[p. vii]
(Cont ... 1915/06/16 |
Basket/zembil 81 109 244 Trench L XI L XI 2.30-2.60 Some Minyan in this and Urfirnis and a small piece of bronze.
[p. 356]
L XI 2.30-2.60 [MN: check mark]
Minyan there seem to be 4 sherds
Urfirnis ... 1915/06/16 |
Basket/zembil 81 110 244 Trench L XII L XII 2.60-3.00 Urfirnis. A wall has appeared and a good many loose stones.
[p. 356]
L XII 2.60-3.00 [MN: check mark]
Urfirnis black mostly poor thin ... 1915/06/16 |
Basket/zembil 81 111 244 Trench L XIII L XIII 3.00-3.40. Chiefly coarse sherds.
[p. 356]
L XIII 3.00-3.40 [MN: check mark]
Urfirnis Black [7 crossed out] 8 all polished
Red generally polished 15 ... 1915/06/16 |
Basket/zembil 81 112 244 Trench S XI, south extension S XI 2.55-2.70. Coarse sherds nondescript and some Urfirnis.
Heavy rain at 5:45 PM.
[NB 81 p. vii]
S XI 2.55-2.70
Coarse unpainted 12 sherds
Polished ... 1915/06/16 |
Basket/zembil 81 113 245 Trench S XII, south extension S XII 2.70-3.00. Urfirnis and a good deal of fairly coarse ware.
[NB 81 p. vii]
S XII 2.70-3.00
Minyan 1 sherd [AddN: (stray?)]
Coarse polished ... EH with 1 MH sherd (stray?) |
Basket/zembil 81 114 245 Trench L XIV L XIV 3.40- [3.83 crossed out] 3.85. Stereo at 3.83. Only 9 sherds. 3 are rather good red surfaced polished. 3 are coarser red surfaced. One black highly polished ... 1915/06/17 |
Basket/zembil 81 115 245 Trench S XIII, south extension In S at 3.05 is a pavement a layer of loose rough stones 0.15-0.20 thick. We are removing these to dig deeper.
S XIII 3.00-3.45. Urfirnis and ... 1915/06/17 |
Basket/zembil 81 116 245 Trench S XIV, south extension S XIV 3.45-3.95. Urfirnis. Some local like primitive tomb.
[NB 81 p. viii]
S XIV 3.45-3.95
Coarse unpainted ware 20 sherds buff and green ... EH with 1 Minyan sherd (accident?) |
Basket/zembil 81 117 245 House P, south end We have been digging at south end of house P and found walls as shown on following page. These look like front walls of the house.
[p. 246]
[large top plan ... 1915/06/17 |
Basket/zembil 81 118 248 Trench S XV, south extension S XV 3.95-4.25 Urfirnis and coarse ware. A great number of stones are coming out.
[NB 81 p. ix]
S XV 3.95-4.25
Coarse undecorated [AddN: very ... 1915/06/18 |
Basket/zembil 81 119 248 Trench S XVI, south extension In S we have now reached a depth of 4.70 for the last 0.30 we seem to be in a loose uninhabited stereo (2 sherds in it).
S XVI 4.25-4.70. Stereo ... 1915/06/18 |
Basket/zembil 81 120 248 Trench G I, north extension 2 men have begun an extension at north end of G.
G I 0.00-0.25 1 piece of Minyan. The rest seems ordinary ware. A few Mycenaean.
[p. 346]
G I ... 1915/06/18 |
Basket/zembil 81 121 248 House P, following walls House P. We are still following up walls. Outside front entrance just to west is a stone tub.
The tub or trough outside front wall of house P (cf. p ... 1915/06/18 |
Basket/zembil 81 122 248 House P, along W wall (=P II) In digging along W wall of House P clearing a lower wall to W. Luke found 2 whole pots. (One slightly damaged and handle gone, other complete) One ... 1915/06/18 |
Basket/zembil 81 123 249 Trench G II, north extension G II 0.25-0.50 Coarseware.
[NB 81, p. 346]
G II 0.25-0.50 Mycenaean half a dozen poor sherds
Plain black Urfirnis characteristic about 36 ... 1915/06/18 |
Basket/zembil 81 124 249 Trench G III, north extension G III 0.50-0.75. Chiefly coarse ware some Urfirnis.
[NB 85, p. 61, CWB:]
G III 0.50-0.75
Urfirnis Red surface 8 sherds
Black 41 sherds ... 1915/06/19 |
Basket/zembil 81 125 249 Trench G IV, north extension G IV 0.75-1.05. At 1.05 floor level above which was layer of household refuse. Chiefly coarse pottery some Urfirnis.
[NB 85, p. 60, CWB:]
G IV ... 1915/06/19 |
Basket/zembil 81 126 249 Trench G V, north extension G V 1.05-1.30. Mostly coarse sherds. Some Urfirnis. One piece of polished buff ware with pattern in red (like the kind in S X).
[James-Nakassis: ... 1915/06/19 |
Basket/zembil 81 127 252 Trench G VI, north extension G VI 1.30-1.75
[NB 85, p. 59, CWB:]
G VI 1.45-1.75 (and 1.30-1.75)
Urfirnis Red surfaced 11 small pieces much like preceding. Two small ... 1915/06/19 |
Basket/zembil 81 128 252 Trench G VII, north extension G VII 1.75-1.85. Stereo at 1.85. All measurements of this new set of G are made at NW end (i.e. upper end).
[NB 85, pp. 58, CWB:]
G VII 1.75-2.05 ... 1915/06/19 |
Basket/zembil 81 129 255 Trench R (?), NE of altar With 3 men I went down to Ephyra after breakfast.
Luke begins to clear more around altar to NE ... 1915/06/25 |
Basket/zembil 81 130 255 House P, clearing outside N wall Michali clearing outside N wall of House P ... 1915/06/25 |
Basket/zembil 81 131 255 Trench T I Michali Fortis is on hand to show us graves. Niko and Michali begin sounding with trevelli to west of P.
[James-Nakassis: trivello is Italian for a borer or brace] ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 81 132 255 Trench W I and W II W is ca. 25.00 m SE of T. Here for the first 0.25-0.30 m we find practically no sherds and the few that turned up were non-descript. From 0.25-0.50 quite a ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 81 133 256 Trench R III In the trench just N of rear wall of House P near NW corner = R III. We have found a good many fragments of the same bowl which Wace got out in part in this same place ... 1915/06/25 |
Basket/zembil 81 134 Trench I, J IV [James-Nakassis: there is no description of J IV, just the description of the pottery, so we have no elevation, date it was dug, etc.]
[NB 81 p. 351]
J IV Mycenaean ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 81 135 255 Trench T II Michali Fortis is on hand to show us graves. Niko and Michali begin sounding with trevelli to west of P.
[James-Nakassis: trivello is Italian for a borer or brace] ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 81 136 255 Trench T III Michali Fortis is on hand to show us graves. Niko and Michali begin sounding with trevelli to west of P.
[James-Nakassis: trivello is Italian for a borer or brace] ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 81 137 Circular Hut Foundation [NB 81 p. x]
Circular Hut Foundation (on stereo)
Coarse nondescript unpainted 12 sherds incl. one wide flat handle.
Buff and green buff unpainted 9 sherds ... 1915 |
Basket/zembil 83 1 1 South/connecting wall [House M: connecting wall LE and west wall, 0-35 (NB 83 B 1), cf. Plan pp. 2-3]
Began work with 4 men. Began by digging a trench eastward from the center partition ... 1916/05/29 |
Basket/zembil 83 2 1 West wall We continued trench north for 4.35 m. when the wall ceased. However, as we had come upon ashes we continued the trench north to see what we could find. I will call this wall ... 1916/05/29 |
Basket/zembil 83 3 4 East wall At 160 cm east of the end of the south wall we came upon a wall running north and south which I will call the "east wall".
If we should continue the south wall until it ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 83 4 4 North wall We next began with the piece of wall running east and west, just a little beyond the end of the west wall and found that it ran east until it met the east wall. We will ... 1916/05/29 |
Basket/zembil 83 5 4 North wall meets east wall I had the men clean off the top of the north wall until they reached the place where it joins the east wall. The E. wall I treated in the same way. Upon ... 1916/05/29 |
Basket/zembil 83 6 5 East of where north wall meets east wall Began work at 6 o’clock with four men. I had them remove the earth piled up between the east and west walls preparatory to excavating the room ... 1916/05/30 |
Basket/zembil 83 7 5 North of end of north wall We began with this end of the N. wall and dug a trench northward and found that a wall went northward for 2 meters. See plan pg. 3 ... 1916/05/30 |
Basket/zembil 83 8 5 Cleaning of north face of north wall I had the workmen clean the north face of N. wall. At the place marked Y in the plan on pg. 3 we found the fragments of a good part of a Mycenaean ... 1916/05/30 |
Basket/zembil 83 9 5 Trench southward from east end of connecting wall I had the men dig a trench southward from the eastern end of the connecting wall and found a wall extending south for 3 meters from ... 1916/05/30 |
Basket/zembil 83 10 5 Trench north of north wall where joins east wall Began a trench about 5 m north of the north wall beginning at a point exactly north of the west wall and found a wall running east ... 1916/05/30 |
Basket/zembil 83 11 5 Trench south from west end of 2nd north wall I next started a trench southward from the western end of the 2nd north wall, and found a wall running southward and joining the north ... 1916/05/30 |
Basket/zembil 83 12 6 Trench south from east wall Began a trench to uncover the rest of the east wall to the south, and found that the wall continues southward.
The east wall was uncovered for a distance ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 13 7 Traces of wall between two north walls I found traces of a wall running north and south between the north wall and 2nd north wall, see plan pg. 2 ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 14 7 Corner of connecting wall and Blegen's L wall Blegen gave me 3 more men and I began to remove the earth from the corner formed by the connecting wall and the wall running northward ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 15 7 Opposite corner of connecting wall and Blegen's L wall [MN: I also had the earth removed from opposite corner.] ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 16 7 Trench west from southern end of east wall Ran a trench westward from the southern end of the east wall and found that a wall starts westward; after running about 50 cm it drops north ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 17 7 Trench south from west wall We continued the trench of the west wall southward and came upon a wall running east and west with a junction toward the north. See plan.
We started ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 18 7 Trench west of trench south from west wall We started another trench about 4 m farther west but found that the wall did not proceed so far ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 19 7 Trench west of basket 16 I continued the trench which I had started westward from the southern end of the east wall and 2 m farther on came up a mass of foundation which joined the ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 20 8 2nd north wall to east of basket 10 We dug eastward from the eastern end of the 2nd north wall and found that the wall continued 2 m. farther eastward than I had described at the ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 21 8 North section of Aisle wall I dug a trench northward starting on the long connecting wall about 3 meters east of Blegen’s L. trench and found a wall which meets and forms an angle ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 22 8 Z wall I started a trench southward from the wall running east and west marked with an X on the plan pg. 2. and found a wall which I will call the “Z wall” continuing southward for ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 23 8 East-west wall south of Z wall One meter farther south we found a wall running east and west, see plan pg 2. We began to follow up this wall eastward ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 24 8 East wall trench We continued the trench of the east wall and 85 cm from the end of said wall found a wall running east and west.
We have a boy cleaning potsherds and as soon as ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 25 9 East wall trench south We continued the trench of the east wall southward beyond the wall running east and west which I mention on last page, and found at a distance of 2 m. an other ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 26 9 Wall south of Z wall I said on pg. 8 that there is a wall running east and west 1 m. south of the Z wall. We dug a trench along this wall eastward, but found that it did not continue ... 1916/05/31 |
Basket/zembil 83 27 10 East wall further southward, B1 Extended the eastern wall farther southward and 2 m. beyond the wall running east and west found another wall running east and west. This wall I followed ... 1916/06/02 |
Basket/zembil 83 28 10 East wall further southward, B2 The other wall running east and west two meters to the north I followed eastward for 5.5 meters. These two walls I call “B1” and “B2”. See plan pg ... 1916/06/02 |
Basket/zembil 83 29 10 Trench alpha I ran a trench westward from the southern end of trench Z and found some fragments of wall. I then extended the trench eastward as far as the trench of the east wall ... 1916/06/02 |
Basket/zembil 83 30 11 Trench alpha, S extension I dug a trench southward but found that it did not go far. See plan p. 10.
Blegen takes two of my men ... 1916/06/02 |
Basket/zembil 83 31 11 Trench B3 I started a trench 1.60 m north of the trench B2 and found a wall running eastward from the east wall for a distance of 6 m.
This wall I called “B3.” In trench B3 I found ... 1916/06/02 |
Basket/zembil 83 32 11 Wall C When wall B3 has run for 3.63 m. I find a wall running northward.
[James-Nakassis: This northward-running wall must be the one revealed in the “Minyan Court”; see page 51] ... 1916/06/02 |
Basket/zembil 83 33 11 Trench C1 Two meters beyond this connecting wall I found a wall running eastward for 1.25 m. I continued the trench eastward and found a wall running north and south at a distance ... 1916/06/02 |
Basket/zembil 83 34 11 South from trench C1 We started to dig southward to follow the wall running north and south in trench C1. We got along about 50 cm when we again struck what looked like flooring ... 1916/06/02 |
Basket/zembil 83 35 12 Trench lmop The wall running north and south in trench C1 was followed up. It was found to extend to the north for about 4.75 m. The trench was continued farther north but no more ... 1916/06/05 |
Basket/zembil 83 36 12 Trench qr At 2.50 m. north of the southern end of Wall l.m.o.p. was found a wall running eastward. A trench was dug to follow it up. The wall was found to extend for only about 50 ... 1916/06/05 |
Basket/zembil 83 37 12 Trench q-q’ There was found to be a wall running north and south from trench q.r. 3.65 m. east of wall l.m.o.p. It was followed to the north for about 4 meters. I will call it "Trench ... 1916/06/05 |
Basket/zembil 83 38 12 Trench S I A trench was extended eastward from the northern end of trench l.m.o.p. for a distance of 5.35 m but no walls were found. This trench is called "S trench". See plan pg ... 1916/06/05 |
Basket/zembil 83 39 13 S trench eastward Carried the S trench farther eastward and came upon an irregular collection of foundations. After I had extended the trench 4 m beyond the distance mentioned at ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 40 13 S trench, SE arm I dug a trench south to follow up the south east arm but found it did not go far ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 41 13 D trench I extended this trench for 8 m south from the corner. I name this the "d. trench". About 3 m. from end are traces of a wall running westward. In this spot they brot up a ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 42 13 North and east extension of d trench The northern end of trench d. I extended to the east for about {2} meters and then ran it northward for 4 m. I found here a wall running northward ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 43 13 North of d trench I Blegen gave me two more men and I started to dig a trench at the north east side of the hill just north of d. trench, that we might get a stratum. The first ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 44 13 North of d trench II Blegen gave me two more men and I started to dig a trench at the north east side of the hill just north of d. trench, that we might get a stratum. The first ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 45 13 North of d trench III Blegen gave me two more men and I started to dig a trench at the north east side of the hill just north of d. trench, that we might get a stratum. The first ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 46 13 North of d trench IV Blegen gave me two more men and I started to dig a trench at the north east side of the hill just north of d. trench, that we might get a stratum. The first ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 47 14 Down eastern slope Down on the eastern slope of the hill Blegen noticed that the natural rock had been cut as for a wall. I had the men dig along the southern side of this cutting ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 48 14 e trench About 5 m. east of d. trench I started a trench north and south. In it was a wall going north and south. I name this the “e wall”.
This e wall extends north and south for ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 49 14 e trench-d trench From the northern end of trench e I dug a trench to meet trench d. and found a wall or foundation as in diagram below.
From trench e came also a little one-handled ... 1916/06/06 |
Basket/zembil 83 50 15 Trench F We continued trench f. See pg. 3. southward from about 3 m. and came upon a wall running westward. After the wall runs westward for 1 m. it turns and forms an angle. In ... 1916/06/07 |
Basket/zembil 83 51 15 East Alley I north I took four men, three to carry earth and one to dig, and dug up the space between Blegen’s wall, see pg. 2. and the wall to the east of it which I call the “Aisle ... LH III |
Basket/zembil 83 52 15 East Alley I middle I took four men, three to carry earth and one to dig, and dug up the space between Blegen’s wall, see pg. 2. and the wall to the east of it which I call the “Aisle ... 1916/06/07 |
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