Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 4·May 1950

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) X May 1950George H. McFadden

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 19 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 4 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) X May 1950), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 4, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 19 of 97

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DIARY 1854 4 May '50

[margin left: W. of Propylon porch 1675-3] W of W. propylon porch 1.90- 7.00 in, finished removing 1675-3, loose brown soil, small rough stones. Removed about 1/3 basket (bucket) of sherds, no tiles. Removed also same area fill over stone cover of water conduit - about 1/4 bucket of sherds & some glass - no tiles.

[margin left: Propylon porch] In Propylon porch, dug under late wall (north wall) at point 4.40 - 4.77 from east wall to find if an earlier wall might occur here: depth 0.62- 0.82 (rock) below top of late north plinth; about 1/3 bucket sherds, and 2 pieces of lime concrete. No finds or tiles; a fill of brown clean soil without stones over bedrock.

In Propylon court dug sample of strati left along north wall before wall. See Film 136-21+24. Upper part of accumulation contained no sherds but about 3 handfuls were found near bedrock, no glass or other finds - about 1 wheelbarrow load of tiles. No sherds in upper

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

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