Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 6·May–December 1950

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XII May–Dec. 1950George H. McFadden

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

Scan 37 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 6 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XII May–Dec. 1950), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 6, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 37 of 100

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DIARY 18 Nov. 50 2272

1685-46 4th cent A.D.Removed debris under fallen wall, room 1, center S.E. Bldg. about 1/10 bucket of sherds and wheelbarrow load of tiles which I am stacking against north wall of center No other finds. Loose reddish soil.

1685-5F 13731374F 13751376Cleaned floor, or foundation of floor where floor not extant, room 1, center both under fallen wall and elsewhere, - about 3/4 bucket sherds and about 1 wheelbarrow load of tiles, box of broken lamp frags (Broneer Type XXVIII) F 1373 Also small box glass frags. F-1374, Bronze needle for knitting - Crested F 1375 and bronze lock fragment F 1376. Stacked tiles against S. wall of center.

1685-5 sieveFrom Sieve came coin F 1377 from soil removed immediately over floor level of center.

S. Bldg. corridor p 2265-1Nov. 20& 21 S. Bldg. Corridor 2, north of S. face of S. wall 00-5.35, removed 2265-1 debris, many rough stones fist to bucket size - loose reddish brown soil, about 2 buckets of tiles, 8 sherds including one ribbed

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

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