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 74 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.

Unnumbered pageScan 74 of 103

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Drawing: architectural section/profile

TRENCH 11, EAST NORTH 8-14, LOOKING NORTH AT 8.00 NORTH 22 APR 50 · SCALE 1:50 10 12 14 Datum line modern ground level 1 ytbrown is & dirt borg 2 late Roman of A 1664 P970 deep threshold]

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DIARY 22 Apr. 50

W. Bldg In W Bldg. room 2 began removing debris left over from outer war in east end of room, along the east wall between a few large stones which appear to have been placed here delibyately. The soil is light red and very clean and looks much like fallen clay from roof.

Tr. 11. In Trench 11 am widening area 4-8 north east of 14 digging down to lower debris in red soil. Upper debris of small, rough stones in great quantity being all in dark soil. The lower debris is more compact and contains large worked blocks including door jambs capitals of columns etc.

Temple A 139-2 [margin left: bucket of loose dirt] In Temple A removed 1739-2 a patch of harder fill than found in the vicinity north 22-24 No other difference between this and adjacent fill.

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

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