Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 15·May 1948–April 1949

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) VI May 1948–Apr. 1949George H. McFadden

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

Scan 10 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 15 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) VI May 1948–Apr. 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 15, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 1016Scan 10 of 102

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24 May 1948 Continuing to remove strat 3 in kitchen = the strat. immediately below floor level. See section p. 1013. Removing debris, Street 1, A-M, west 4-12 (strat. 2). Many tiles and rough stones. Also I-K west 4-6, with many rough bldg. stones, but not many tiles so far. Began removing pl 1017 - 2 Trench 9, 17-p-i, north 2.5 cleaning out old trenches northwest of site, just outside precinct wall. / Mr Hill + Youngs went to Khirokitia to see Dikaios dig there this morning. They are visiting Sotira this afternoon. Great quantities of tiles coming out of Street 1, A-M, west 4-8 strat. 2 west 4-8 (1 large bag) and west 8-12 (4 small bags). Strangely enough, however, few stones in this area - no worked stones, only moderate size rough stones. Bones and very little glass coming out of A-M west 4-8. Many sherds also from I-K west 4-8 strat 2 (2 large bags) also K-M west 4-8 (2 large bags)

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

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