Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 3·May–June 1950

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) IX May–June 1950George H. McFadden

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

Scan 18 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 3 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) IX May–June 1950), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 1654Scan 18 of 103

FINDS

Red ink: L 1307

Red ink: W L 1312

787. 2 lamp frags.

Just w. of w. wall of room 2 and 0.77 y below it , among small stones at approx. floor level North of Temple A stairway landing 0.75-1.75.

21 March'50

788. Many lamp frags.

Margin left, red ink: L 1559 | A. Handle & rim - Type XXV

Margin left, red ink: L 1560 | B. Rim wall & base mended - Type XXV

Margin left, red ink: L 1561 | C. Rim & wall Type ?

North of Temple A, n. wall 0.00-1.00. West of cistern 2 2.40-5.05 on ground level under surface soil.

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DIARY

[margin left: Temple A N. of temp.] Film 130-4. Finished removing surface soil over ancient ground level north of Temple A. ca 0-4, and west of cistern 2 0-6.70 approx. Very few stones, only very small rough ones, loose brown soil and turf. Small pebbles spread over ground level from cistern to 5.10 west of it and to at least 2.00 north of temple. Removed debris of [margin left: W. of Temple A] many rough stones over fallen tiles in south section of Room 6 west of Temple A. See Film 130-7. Dark brown loose soil. Cleaning [margin left: W. Bldg.] n. e. rooms in West Bldg - removing growth of weeds and small stones that have come in since war. Draughtsman tracing worked stones found on floor level. [margin left: W. of Temple A room 1] as they appear in plan. Removing surface soil in west section of Room 1 west of Temple A. west 2.70- to west wall. See Film 130-9. Lamp frags found under surface soil over strab. of small rough stones north, central area of room. Setting up new fence. Deraving & painting six foot iron posts. 2posters

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

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