Field notes·PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 2·1934–1954

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

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

Scan 45 of field notes PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 2 (Kourion Complex Apollo (extracted from McFadden's notebooks) (2 of 2)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 2, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

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fragments only which I have placed on east wall at 3.10 m. north of s. wall (point where section was drawn (2297). About 1/2 bucket sherds. No other finds. Removed Corridor 1, 0-2.00 s. of n. wall, 2293-4, loose reddish soil averaging fist size about 1/2 bucket tiles which I have stacked on east wall at 1.10 s. of n. wall. About 1/6 bucket sherds. 3 Roman lamp frags. F 1409 and few frags. glass F 1410. No other finds.

Removed S. Bldg., corridor 2, 2269-3 and 3(b), 2.00-3.60 m. south of n. wall, 2269-3 (intrusive pit) and 2269-3b which has same character fill approx. - dark soil, few rough stones not larger than double fist size, about 1bucket tiles about 1/6 bucket sherds, box glass frags. and 3 animal bones which have placed with sherds. No other finds. No worked blocks. Place for cooking constructed of rough stones built against w. wall in this stratum. Am stacking tiles on east wall at 3.60 m. s. of north wall. North and south of area (2.00-3.60 s. of n. wall) there is a clear level strewn with blue pebbles which served as floor or foundations for floor - few traces within area of any. Removed portico, S. Bldg. opposite east wall of room 3, 0.00-2.50 m. north of n. wall of S. Bldg., a trench 1.20 m. wide, 2325-1

light colored reddish brown soil, loose, few stones, some bucket size, most averaged about fist size, only rough stones, 7 tile frags. only, all fill no debris, all under floor level. About 1/3 bucket, one handle pot stamped (in sherd bag) no other finds. Tiles stacked on north wall. Removed same trench 2325-2, redder loose soil only small stones not larger than fist size, not many, no tiles whatever, about 1/10 bucket sherds including 2 handles with letters A and . No other finds.

4 Dec.50. Removed Corridor 1, 00-7.00 m. north of south wall, 2289-4, loose reddish soil, very few stones, only small rough ones about half fist size. About 2 buckets of tiles which I am stacking at 2.10 m. north of s. wall on east wall. About 1 1/2 buckets of sherds including ribbed wares. Thin blown glass frags.

including base of bottle F 1412. No other finds. All fill. Removed Corridor 2, removed 2.00-3.60 south of north wall 2269-4, around roughly built fireplace for cooking, and between it and east wall. Loose reddish soil. Not many stones, all rough ones, 4 fist size to half bucket size. Dug down to layer of many rough stones which appear to have been laid here to form a very rough floor. Not quite half bucket tiles, about 1/10 bucket sherds. Few animal bones placed with sherds. No other finds. Stacking tiles on fireplac[illegible] Removed Room 2, east side, 2322 2331-1, 2.80-5.90 m. north of s. wall, a great many rough stones about a truck load, all rough stones, averaging foot in size, dull brown loose soil. More stones than soil, about 3/4 bucket full of tiles only which I

am stacking at 2.90 m. north of s. wall on east wall. About 1/5 bucket sherds including stamped handle and a frag. of a pithos rim. Left in sherd bag. Frag. Roman lamp at bottom of stratum against west wall. F 1413. 2 sherds F 1431 & glass frag. opaque F 1432. Removed Corridor 1, 00-2.00 south of north wall, 2293-5, loose reddish soil, about 2 wheelbarrow loads of stones, all rough ones save for 3 architectural frags. (F 1684) placed on east wall; rough stones averaged about double fist size; about 1/2 bucket tiles which I am stacking on w. wall by threshhold block. Nearly bucket of sherds including red wares; some blown glass F 1414 including base of bottle. 2 nondescript frags. badly corroded bronze which I have thrown out. No other finds. Removed room 5, east side, 2.00-5.90 m. north of s. wall, 2333-1, loose reddish soil, many stones, rough ones, averaging foot size but many

bucket size ones. About 1 1/3 buckets of tiles which I am stacking at 3.60 m. n. of s. wall on east wall. About 1 bucket of sherds. No other finds. A

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

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