Field notes·PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 1·1934–1954

Kourion Complex Apollo (extracted from McFadden's notebooks) (1 of 2)

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 4 of field notes PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 1 (Kourion Complex Apollo (extracted from McFadden's notebooks) (1 of 2)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 1, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

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Diary page 17

Nov. 13. Zeta-Eta-Theta 3rd stratum began fourth stratum west of wall (see plan p. [handwritten: ___]). Found same sort of trough probably for water at Delta such as was found in Tr. Z A-a (see plan p. 10) found under 2nd stratum at A (see plan p. [handwritten: ___]). Began Trench 4 A-Gamma. Dug Tr. 2, 2nd stratum Gamma-Delta west 2-4 & Delta-Epsilon west 2-4. Dug first stratum to rock bottom of Iota-Kappa west 6-8 & Kappa-Lambda west 6-8. Also Tr. 2 first stratum Delta-Epsilon west 20-22 & Gamma Delta west 20-22, also Tr. 2 A-B west 18-20.

Nov. 14. Tr. 3 began E-Z west 0-2. Tr. 2 K-Lambda west 4-8 first stratum to rock. Also 2nd stratum in deepest part where rock goes down - soft white soil without sherds or any finds. Finished removing surface soil Tr. 2 A-B west 18-20. Also same 10-14. Tr. 2 Delta-Epsilon west 2-4 4th & 5th strata. Finished removing surface soil Tr. 4 A-Gamma. Started Tr. 4 A-e removing surface soil. Also Tr. 4 d-e to south 0.

Nov. 15. Tr. 4 d-e south 0-14 first stratum (surface soil) Tr. 3 H-Theta east 4-. Cont'd sub trench dug previously to find whether terracotta water pipe found in Tr. 1 continued at that point eastward (see diary for Nov. 9, p. 15). This is now trench [handwritten: 5]. A-a & A-Gamma. A-Gamma had been previously dug - surface soil only. Prolong fr. Gamma-Epsilon. Tr. 4 d-e north 0- … continues

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