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 24 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 1646Scan 24 of 103

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DIARY 27 March 50 Removing turf from building west of Temple A, room no. 5. Removing turf at north end of Temple A, west cella, and at north end of east cella, 14-33m. Continuing set up new fence. 4 men working on this today. Removed surface soil from cistern 2(b). See section p. 1621, and began removing 2d stratum, red soil, very few stones, no debris; Debris only over stratum 2. This debris is very loose. See Film 150-25.

[margin left: W. of Temple A. room 5]

[margin left: Cistern 2(b)]

28 March50 Heavy rains during night and early morning. No excavations.

29 March50 Removed debris at east end of cistern 2(b) and and dug stratum 2, under it. Some large pieces of lime concrete found in loose debris of rough stones and brown earth. removed to wall between cistern 2(b) and

[margin left: Cistern 2(b)]

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

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