TAA i.3.2.64
Handwritten notes titled 'Woods from tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen. Second report, replacing earlier one', page 3.
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to[?] with wood very similar to that of the
Elm. I could not get a specimen of wood
of Zelkova Cretica, but examined one
of Z. Crenata, and I think that I am
right in deciding against Zelkova.
From the structure of No. 253, it seems
more likely that this wood is Cypress than
Juniper, but <I> do not think that a quite
definite opinion can be given.
Geographical distribution from Elwes,
Trees of Great Britain and Ireland.
Fraxinus Ornus, Linn. Fx[?]/<r>ance, Maritime
Alps ... S. Tyrol ... common in E. Spain,
Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, Servia, Bosnia, Greece
and Asia Minor.
Betula verrucosa, Ehrh. Not found in Persia
or Afghanistan, but on the higher mountains
of the Caucasus, and in Armenia and Asia
Minor. In Europe ... S. limit from the
mountains of Bulgaria through Servia, Bosnia,
Italy, Sicily, France, Portugal and Spain,