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 9 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 1416

surprisingly enough. Strat 3 has small rough stones only and reddish soil. The stones are fewer than in 1 & 2.

BATH Room 3

Mr. Hill dug out northeast corner of room 3 hypocaust down to floor. See his note book.

Cistern 3

Continued digging out cistern 3, reaching depth of over 4.50 m. from top of copeing. See section p. 1569. Many lamps or lamp frags coming out. See F 660, 663-667 incl. and 671. About 13 to date belong to Broneer type XXII; one or two may be slightly later (F 664-(c) and one is of the saucer type (F672). There is no lamp from the cistern, which dates probably later than the 3rd quarter of the 1st cent. A.D. Most belong probably to the early or middle 1st cent. The saucer shaped lamp is the only one which is of an earlier type. As far as I know this type was not in common use after

Cont. p. 1432

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

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