Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 12·1937–1939

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) III 1937?–1939George H. McFadden

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

Scan 73 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 12 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) III 1937?–1939), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 12, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 73 of 96

543 | Diary contd. from p. 538 no diggers May 15th

May 16th Began digging out cistern south of Temple A. Began removing 2nd stratum W. Bldg Room 3. Film 40, section p. 527. Film 40, 32.

Removed sample left in northwest corner W. Bldg Room 2. to film it & get bet. this door behind it. Continued filling up at S. Bldg. Door R. 12 (east door). W. Bldg R. 3. Began removing 2nd stratum after being recorded consisting of fallen roofing tile & rafters with earth with partially burnt slime cont p. 552

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Coins cont. fr 532 544 550. S. Bldg R. 3. [red ink: C 256 Elagabalus or Severus Alex.] | Door 3, centre just on earth floor opened to reach y but about level of pavement lying flat. Film 40 no 23. [red ink: #27]

551. (drawing) [red ink: C 257 Antoninus Pius 150-154, Rome] | West Bldg R. 3 on 6th stratum in southeast corner of room. See record lecture p. 499 Film 40, 36

Red ink: #38

552. W. Bldg R 6 1 m west of east wall. 1.50 m south of north " lying on floor after 3rd stratum in bottom of 2nd. Film 41, 1. [red ink: #3]

Drawing: circle] | [red ink: C 258

illegible 4th cent.] cont p. 550

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

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