Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 13·May–June 1939 and October–November 1947

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) IV May–June 1939; Oct.–Nov. 1947George H. McFadden

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

Scan 43 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 13 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) IV May–June 1939; Oct.–Nov. 1947), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 13, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 43 of 99

683 Street 1 Scale 1:50

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Drawing: plan with grid lines, paving, gate, Section a-a'

pavinggate
a [hachured line] a' Section a-a'

Section a-a'

Drawing: section labeled 1, 2, no sherds, rock, unexcavated

street level

paving ->1unexcavated
2
no sherds
rock

stratum 2 contains many more chips and stones than strat. 1 See Film 97 #9

1. 2 Archaic or earlier figurine fragments and glass frag.

strata 1 & 2 full of chips and small stones.

Right page

DIARY 684

29 Oct. 194717 men Began leveling off Street 1 from Temple I 15 and where there is no paving. At point where paving ends in front of east gateway in wall. Digging about a square meter there. See Film 97 #6 for area before began digging at level almost flush with top of pavement on down. After reaching depth of 10 cm placed sherds in another bag. See plan & section page 683. In afternoon began clearing large stones from street near temple B. Began trial trench as seen in plan page 687. Mr. Hill removing large fallen stones at south end of Street 1, and placing them with Christo and a team of men on the side walls. Also removed large stones on I 15 the east side of Temple B stair way one found to be inscribed in good large formal lettering which is may well prove to be Hellenistic. See p. 690 He believes it may be one of the orthostates of the

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

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