Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 7·December 1950–March 1951

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XIII Dec. 1950–Mar. 1951George H. McFadden

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

Scan 24 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 7 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XIII Dec. 1950–Mar. 1951), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 7, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 24 of 101

2445

S. Bldg. room 3, w. side, section at 9.90 m S. of n. wall; facing south Scale 1:25

Drawing: architectural section with layers and masonry

restored 1951 ancient rubble ashlar work dug before war see p. 485 column 6th plinth stylobate ortho state rubble rubble For strat 4 see p. 2505-1- and 2501-5 P 2442 P 2470 1plt c. amber F1571 1 flat nothing 1 ater noted F1553:5 F1554:coin 2 Sieve = red wares ashlar 3 foundation]

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DIARY 2446 room 3 cont Bags Sieve No tiles. About 1/5 bucket sherds, 2 animal bones placed with sherds. No other finds. From Sieve came about 1/10 bucket sherds. No other finds.

room 4 center 2447-1 cl. Removed room 4 center, 00-2.05 n. e. of w. stylobate 2447-1, dark red soil without stones, no tiles, v 12 sherds. No, other finds. Stratum consistent throughout. characteristic of soil over bed rock.

Corridor 1 00-6.10 n. of S. wall 2289-7 2 bags 4 figurines in shrd bag F1520- 1552 F1558 Removed corridor 1, 00-6.10 n. of s. wall, 2289-7, loose brown soil, not many stones, rather few- rough. ones averaging fist size. About 1 1/2 buckets of sherds. From here came coins F 1520-1532 incl. & a small hoard all about at same level. on what appears once to have been a rough ground level. Almost all found near foundation walls.

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

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