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 33 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 33 of 97

1861

TEMPLE A, W. CELLA, CENTER, N. 27.00 LOOKING NORTH SCALE 1:25 Section p. 1731

Drawing: architectural section with layers and dimensions; labels: undug, 1731-2, 1731-3, 1731-3, wall, 4, F 959, cl. wood

4. Many rough stones, mostly small ones, a few 20 cm square, reddish soil, no glass, one saucer type lamp, no other finds- no tiles.

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DIARY 8 May 1862 Temple A W. Cella N. 26-28 center 1731-3

Also dug Temple A, west cella, center, north 26-28 reddish soil in 1731-3 over bedrock where this is not cut, small rough stones- very few only - no tiles, 1/2 bucket sherds, no glass, or other finds. Removed in this area also N. 26-27.50 m. till plow upper level of rock where it has been cut- p. 1861-4- reddish soil, loose, many small rough stones and some large ones, about 20 cm square - loose, until close to botton where fill was hard & compact - no tiles, no glass, 1 lamp frag - saucer pinched lip type & about 2 handfuls of sherds only. Removed also 1731-4 like 1861-4 in area N. 27.50- 28.00 where rock is cut 1/2 bag sherds- no tiles - 2 frags of saucer type lamp with pinched lip. about 0.002 m above bedrock -

1861-4

F 959

F-960 N24-26

F 960. Also dug N. 24-26, north of uncut portion of [bedrock?] 0.20 - 1.50 w. of east wall- dark soil otherwise like, 1731-3, 26.00 north being about the boundary line betwixt the dark strat, & the red one. Few small rough stones only - no tiles, 1/5 bucket sherds - no other finds.

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

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