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 50 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 1498Scan 50 of 97

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DIARY Cont from p. 1492 amphora handle have come from the settling pit. These and the absence of Roman lamps, and thin blown glass would indicate a pre-Imperial date for the last period of use. All soil in 9 not yet strained. 8 has both thin blown glass and Roman lamps.

[margin left: room 2 hypocaust] Mehmet continues to dig out west end of room 2 hypocaust. Found in nich made by brick pillasters immediately south of flue leading from room 3 hypocaust 12 bronze fittings F 705.

Margin left: dump

Continuing to remove dump 10 m north of bath.

[margin left: room 8] Finished clearing debris down to foundation of floor at west end of room 8. See film 126 v. 13 and 15. Late imperial ribbed pottery (4th century).

Margin left: dump

Continued removing dump 3.00 m south of large plunge bath.

[margin left: room 3] Continuing to repair north wall of room 3 as yesterday.

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

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