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 66 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 66 of 97

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DIARY cont. fr. p. 1918 1928 S.E. Bldg. 16 May '50 room 2 Removed S.E. Bldg. room 2, 1667-4 strat. p1667-4 (chasm between platforms) brown loose soil, slightly more compact than previous, hardly any stones, very few tiles, about 2 handfulls, about 1/3 bucket of sherds, none of which look later than 1st Cent. A.D. on first sight, no glass, a few frags of figurines. The fine sherds including red wares, I have placed in a separate bag with the figurines and have placed this bag within the general sherd bag for 1667-4. 1667-4 lies under the level up to which the stored tiles lay. See yesterday's Diary. All the soil from 1667-4 has been strained. 1667-4 unlike 3 contained no bits of painted plaster which was found throughout 3. For room 2 after removing 1667-4 see Film 138: 27 & 28. Found also 1667-4 small piece of white F1030 mosaic material, F. 1030, and 1029 2 frags Broneer type XXII lamp F1029.

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

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