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 58 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.

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715 FINDS 9. St 847 Marble head found near #8, a little to west of it. See Film 98 #11. Lying at 95 cm north of inner face of north wall of room north of Doric portico and about 15 cm above top extant course. Distance measured on face of north wall at point 130 cm from northwest corner of room.

St 854 b 10. Leg frag. marble statue probably belonging to #8. right shin. H. is about 16cm. At afoot of 3 cm. above masonry (or pavement) and at 110 cm north of inner face of north wall of room north of Doric portico - measured from a point at 1.15 m from n.e corner of room (repeat n.e. corner). See Film 98.

Good marble - no fresh breaks - marble finer grained than Parian Mr. Hill says.

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DIARY 714 from page 706 Removed torso and head of marble statue to hut for night. Praxitelian type. See photo record of day's work.

5 Nov47

Digging below street level in Doric portico also in room south of portico, south section below street level. Alot of small stones and chips coming out with loose brown soil. Dug in room north of Doric portico down to level of bottom of second course (course below top course) All sherds from top of second course to bottom of it in one bag. This strat. full of small stones and chips - chips from same kind of blocks as on encircling walls. Mr. Hill thinks the chips date from a period when people came to cart off building material to be used elsewhere. Southwest corner contained no chips. Only four large stones in this stratum. See Film 98 #8.

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

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