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 26 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 1650Scan 26 of 103

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DIARY

Propylon

stones, and fair number of tiles, reddish brown loose soil. Digging about 0.15 m. below top of two plinths for columns. Fairly clean reddish brown soil - few sherds and tiles - some of this earth came in winter washings since this area was excavated before war. Cleaning 2 trial trenches dug before war to trace pipe line from cistern 2 to Temple B. Continuing to clear top of wall found in pit dug for fence post 15.00 m S.E. of Guard House. 7 men working on fence - 2 digging holes & 2 filling holes with concrete, two setting up wires and one painting posts.

31 March50

Continuing to remove debris rough stones & earth in court of W. propylon down to rock. Cleaning out down to 15 cm below top of plinths for columns. in propylon porch - reddish brown

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Pipe line cistern 2 to Temple

Propylon

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

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