Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 5·May–June 1950

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XI May–June 1950George H. McFadden

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

Scan 82 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 5 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XI May–June 1950), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 5, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 2162Scan 82 of 99

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cant. from p. 1745 Trench 11, Section of 800 North, looking North. Scale 1:50 N S. portico S.E. Bldg.

1500 1600 1800 2000 2200

level of spot "y"

Drawing: architectural cross-section with layers, blocks, and levels

Modern ground level 1a threshold block 4th cent. A.D. wares Diary June 1 axeb fill small stones intrudive pit unders 2 stoney debris Diary p 2188 Diary p 2188 4th cent A.D. wares 3 ]

1[:=]6-22} 2161-2 4th cent A.D.

Spot y is top of s. moulded orthostate of pedestal, room 3, S.E. Bldg.

Right page

S.E. Bldg. DIARY Tr 11 10 June 50 E20-32 Removal S.E. Bldg. E. 20-32, S 11.50 - S 11.50 - 18.00 (Tr. 11 system) - 18.00 surface soil - turf only - very 2037-1 few sherds - cfurt 1/3 handfuls, and about 1/2 bucket tiles which I have thrown out. No other finds.

Removed also 2d strat. 2037-2 S.E. portico E 20-24 S.E. Bldg 2037-2 dark loose soil E 20-24 with many rough stones averaging S 11.50 - not more than double fist size - 14.50 about 1/5 of a bucket, sherds S.E. and about 2 buckets of tiles portico which I am stacking at E 21.00 near fence to south. Found here also frags Bronen type XXVIII F 1311 lamp F 1311. No other finds.

E 20-32 : 12 June 50 (Monday) S 0-11.50 Removed Tr. 11 (S.E. Bldg.) N 0-2 E 20-32 S 0 - 11.50 N 0-2, strat. strat 1, not much more than 1 turf removed - just enough soil to show upper debris immediately under modern ground level. Loose dark soil. From E 20-22 a little more surface soil was removed than elsewhere in this area. About 1/4 bucket sherds only, one glass

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

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