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 40 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.

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DIARY The iron bowl, F was found right side up its with its base in 11 and its mouth in 10. The soil in 11 is fairly consistently very dark and heavy. Many sherds. The pottery when mended should produce some fairly complete pots. Strat. 10 produced a stamped amphora handle - F 700. All the pottery in 11 being cleaned as found with a knife before removing. A few round stones from 10 - probably river stones. One rough stone measures 0.28m. greatest dimension. Most of the pottery in 11 was lying at approx. the same level. The lowest had its lowest point at 0.43m. A coin was found at 0.40m. below cistern floor. Am leveling off at depth of coin after removing all pottery. The coin is F 699.

Mr. Hill continues to restore north wall of room 3 in order to carry moulded coping blocks which went over hollow wall facing

[margin left: cistern 3 cont. 1467-10 1467-11

F 700

F 699 Ptol. X 116/80 B.C.]

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

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