Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 14·November 1947–May 1948

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) V Nov. 1947–May 1948George H. McFadden

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

Scan 74 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 14 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) V Nov. 1947–May 1948), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 14, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 74 of 103

FILM 108 5. Finds removed by Youngs in situ. Stake in background is Street 1 H west 8 Stratum 1 a Looking west. 7 May 48 3.45 PM.

L = 25 aperture 1/100 op 8.0 underexposed

6., Same, stake Θ/, west 8 showing figurines justed in situ further south 7. Same as 5 properly exposed op 6 / sp 1/40 8. Same as 6 " " " op

9. Street 1, M-P, west 8-12 after removing surface soil or stratum 1, showing top of debris. L = 200, aperture 12.5 speed 1/100. 8 May 8.15 AM. Looking north.

10. East Bldg. Trench 9, F-A, north 6-8, after removing surface soil (before war) store digging down to roof debris. Looking n.w. L = 400 op 12.5 sp 1/100, should have been op. 16. E - 8 May.

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DIARY 944

8 May 1948 Continued digging in n.w. corner of E. Bldg, Trench 9 to F-A, north 4-8, down to roof debris consisting of many tiles, about 2 1/2 bushels to the square meter. Sherds coming out of stratum 1 a, west of Street 1 very mixed. For instance Θ/ - I west 2-4 has sherds ranging from classical period to 3rd or 4th century A.D. including some ribbed ware. Removing fallen tiles in debris East Building Trench 9, F-A to yell north 6-8, stratum below level of threshold. See Film 107 #8, and Film 108 # 10, #11. I note that sherds from Street 1, H-Θ/ west 6-8 stratum 1 a appear to be all Hellenistic and earlier. I see now that coins F 170-173 (uncleaned) from this area figurines here too Dug Street 1, E-H west 10-12 strat 1. I-K west 10-12 strat. 2. M-P, west 10-12, 2d strat.

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

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