Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 2·May–June 1949

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) VIII May–June 1949George H. McFadden

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

Scan 34 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 2 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) VIII May–June 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 2, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 1466Scan 34 of 97

1465. BATH, under doorway between rooms 2 and 3 facing east at west end of flue.

Drawing: vertical cross section of wall or flue showing blocks; labels: 1, 2, block 3

Right page

DIARY

4 June 1949 [margin left: S. of plunge bath] Cont. Continued digging South of plunge bath as yesterday.

Margin left: Cistern

Continued digging out cistern 3, street 8! (p 1369-8) no change since yesterday.

[margin left: room 3 South bay] Mehmet finished clearing floor of South bay of room 3 under Mr. Hill's direction. Very clean brown buff stratum over floor, 0.05 m in depth from which 9 small sherds only; one larger sherd being of characteristic ribbed black ware, (characteristic of type found under debris on floors). 2 large pieces of lime concrete found ca. 30 to 40 cm. above floor. See Mr. Hill's notes.

[margin left: room 3. flue to room 2] Mehmet dug in flue leading to room 2 from 3. Removed 1465-2 and 3. 2 lamps, complete and unbroken, (Br. type XXVIII) one with cross on discus found in 3, the fine blackened accumulation over floor dating from

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

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