Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards

Omeka ID:	2925

Transcription:	For depth from the white line passing to - top o - stones see notes of 1926-7 In 1927-8 this whole area o - pit was excavated to stone level. The area here was 700x650, but th was in - N corner a projection (partly destroyed by us in 1926-7) 220 x 250 - shaft side was traced along 2 sides & was doubtful on the SE SW [drawing(plan)labeled: N E S W solid rubble <270] on - NE we had dug away all - side o - shaft. The shaft was [?structured?] w <s exact to - pts o - compass. In - [?] X on - SE It was soft rubbish filled w potsherds (all of one type) lying under - clay floor. The [?stratified?] [?]

Location	Context Title	Context Description	Description (Modern)
	PG/777	A built chamber tomb with a collapsed dome, it had been robbed in antiquity but some artifacts remained along the walls. The collapsed roof of this tomb was first seen in Trial Trench E but the grave was fully excavated after the trial trenches had been opened into a larger area. This led to the discovery of a small trenched area next to the chamber that contained three skeletons, and an approach or dromos that contained another. These Woolley took to be the guards of the tomb in a small 'death pit'. There were two chambers inside the tomb, and the outer held the remains of four more people, possibly servants, while the inner may have held the royal personage.	(none)