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 85 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 85 of 103

1769

TEMPLE A, E CELLA CENTER, N. 30.00 m LOOKING NORTH SCALE 1:25

Drawing: labeled section drawing

Labels, from top left to bottom right:

stone in wall soil level of bottom of orthostates stone reddish soil small rough stones no tiles 1 at all un dug probably dug down in modern times 1 white painted sherd 1/2 bucket sherds four number 1 dark + red soil mixed FILL 2 small rough stones N 28-30 1769-4 ct early Hel. 1769-4 N 28-30 ct early Hel. Hel (early) latest noted (6) 3 4 sewing in bag P1806 P1806 wall 4 P2108 4 P2108 1769-3 (6) 3 med wares 3rd to 2d cent B.C. Itfc. (drawing) small pebbles, sand & lime, greatest thickness 0.032 m av: size (drawing) blue pebbles =

Right page

DIARY 1770 26 April 50

In Temple A, west cella, center north 11.00 - 13.00, removing what is left of fallen clay front roof. clean reddish brown soil, with very few stones, small rough ones only. This is area immediately to north of preserved bit of stone floor

[margin left: W. of Temp A Room 1 1671-1 F 1848 F 882 prob VI] W. of Temple A, 2.80 - 3.64, room 1, removed 1671-1, below floor level, light brown earth, small rough stones, only one coin, F 882, about 1/10 bucket of tiles, a few pipe frags, about one 14/ bucket of sherds and some glass - moulded and thin blown, in area 0.84 x 1.94 m x 0.44 m.

Margin left: Tr 11

In Trench 11 dug down to floor of what is almost certainly a large quadrangle - Tr 11, east + 10-14 and south 6-11, the surface soil was loose and dark with rough stones not many, almost all small ones. This surface soil was removed to depth of 10 cm on average - (strat. 1) the 2d strat began slightly under the top

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

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