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 99 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 99 of 103

1797 | FINDS 899. Frag. statue, in white marble. Man holding patera In four pieces. Iron rivet on one piece. - joins F 945

Written in red, sideways in left margin: W St 938

Greatest dim. largest piece ca 0.135. placed in bag.

Trench 11, E 6.00 S 7.50 on lower debris under dark soil

28 April'50

W 900 Glass frags. Blown, transparent glass with iridescence [pencil: York] - not cat. W. Bldg. room 3, 1752-1 24 Apr. 50

W 901. Lamp frag - discarded. Too Sh 604 fragmentary to cat. Perhaps

Pencil: Sh 604 frag

type XXVII

Propylon porch, 0.13 m west of E. wall 1.83 m north of main threshold leading to court in 1773-1 at bottom of 1 on 1773-X See Film 136-1 1 May '50

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DIARY | 1798 In temple A, West cella, 1761-1 center, mostly 11-18, removed P 1761-1, fallen roof-clean soil, F 928 very few stones over 1 bucket F 1106 of tiles, about 1/4 bucket sherds. Some of soil reddish and some very yellow - characteristic of clay from roof. Removed from this fill plaster from fallen columns (the columns themselves having been taken away). Under one (Film 135-2) found F 896 coin F 896. The coin was immediately under the plaster - not burried in fill. Found F 898. also coin. F 898 at bottom of debris. Area measures 7.00 × 1.68 × 0.10 m. Fence No work on fence

1 May 1950Monday There were 39 men on last weeks payroll. 6 men asked to be excused today - W Bldg In W. Bldg. room 3, east end, room 3 removed 1751-14, loose brown soil, east some stones, small ones, mainly, end no tiles, about 1/2 bucket of 1751-4 tiles, no other finds here. Removed also between room 3 east end and propylon porch 1771-1, a stratum of loose brown

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

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