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 49 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 49 of 101

S.Bldg. DIARY 18 2 Feb 51 Finished removing S. Bldg. room 5 east side 2483-3 9.85 - 15.50 m. north of S. wall of bldg. loose reddish brownish soil, about 3 wheelbarrows of rough stones averaging fist size, but some up to foot size; 4 tile frags only; am placing these with shards - I shave bag. About 1 bucket sherds. From sieve comes about 1/8 bag sherds. No other finds. This stratum is partly fill and partly debris antedating the S. Bldg.

room 5 e. side 2488-3 9.85-15.50 n. of S. wall

F 1682 F 1683

Removed east side also 5.70- 9.85 m north of S. wall, 2497-2 (for strat 1 see 2433-1 ) very loose reddish soil about 1 wheelbarrow of rough stones averaging about fist size 1 cave at fling foot size. About 1/2 bucket sherds and 1/9 tile frags which I

2497-2 F1669 see also ~483-2

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S. Bldg. Room 5

ARCHITECTURAL NOTES 2496 cont. from p. 2491 Center of plinth (restored to 54/454 y 21) like where it a certain plinth once stood - to w north face of s. stylobate is c distance of 6.75 m. (Plinth of col. 5) The s. stylobate wall is only 0.78 m. thick & unlike stylobates elsewhere in bldg. which have a thickness of at least 0.86 m - as has the west stylobate of this room (room 5). The column plinths & coping stones cannot be set so far back therefore from the s n. face of the w stylobate

Thickness of wall 0.78 Plinth 0.54 0.24

∴ Plinths were set back probably 0.24 m. instead of 0.32 as on w. stylobate

6.75 (above) .24 .27 1/2 plinth 7.26 m

Col 3 to col 6

cont. p. 2505

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

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