Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 1·April–May 1949

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

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

Scan 19 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 1 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) VII Apr.–May 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 1, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

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1236 DIARY cont fr. p. 1232 s.e of s.e room. See Film 119-31. Faced large ashlar block showing in debris on wall to left, wall running north-south. Removing Street 1 Street 1 Ω - A' west 8-12, surface soil, dark brown loose soil - no debris. Removed earth from level of top of round monument to east of this area, down to bottom of moulded base (Street 1, west 6-8). Removed surface soil Trench 9 λ-ν, north 19-21 approx. between walls - n.w. of Bath. Quit work at 11:00 AM on account heavy rains - Heavy snow down to Platres.

20 Apr.49 Stacking tiles and bricks from hypocaust upper strat. that is strat. above dark strat. over hypocaust floor - against east wall of east room (Bath). Removing 2d strat in s.e room and south portion of central room, the part south of sunken floor. See sections pp. 1221 & 1225. South part of s.e room, the 2d strat is very loose & contains a fair amount of sand. The northern part strat 3 contains many bricks and small stones. See Film 119-32 & 33. Digging Trench 9, cont. p. 1242

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

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