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 52 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 52 of 99

701 Street 1, trial pit below street level - from east side of street to older remains further east and at 1.50 m south of pit, page 689

Drawing: rectangular trench plan

N ↑

1:50

Street (drawing)

Mr Hill dug this trench - sherds were all placed together in one sack. 1 Nov. 47

Soft stratum of earth & small stones. 2 large stones from this trench one having one segment of a circle on one side - in stone much resembling marble.

Drawing: stone block

Right page

702 DIARY cont. fr. p. 698

portico for east building Mr. Hill found a block of the frieze yesterday in second hand use - a block in the wall dividing the portico, at a late period, into two rooms. This frieze block was first used as an inscription (Hellenistic = Antioxos Nikavapos Απολλωνι Υλατη then, as frieze, and finally as block in this wall where found. [margin left: I 160 Hdy.] Continued removing debris at north end of south section of street 1 - east side

3 Nov.47

Clearing debris over floor levels in building fronting Street 1 on east side, south section Most of portico (to west of east building) now cleared, but clearing debris in bldg north of it where south section of street begins at north end of section. Mr. Hill has man excavating along north wall of most southerly bldg (n. of altar pit) at south

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

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