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 58 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.

Page 2514Scan 58 of 101

2513 S. Building, s. side Room 3 Section at W. of E. wall Facing east Scale 1:50

Drawing: section drawing; labels: plinth restored | stylobate | wall | rough masonry | 1 Fill p.2518 | fill [illegible] | red mottled p2520 | 1919 | 2524 3 cl | 24 fill 4 | p.2528 | 2564 5 | same fill as of 6 2574 | ashlar | rough masonry | 5 (D) | foundation

1. 1 fill & cl., mottled wares

5.1 fill mottled 5a " "

6.Cl of 1 fill "white fill"

6.cl. no fill noted sieve 6 " " " shert bag 2574

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DIARY Feb 13 & 14

[margin left: S. Bldg. room 5 w. stylobate] Set up 2 drums of column of w. stylobate of room 5. No doubt but that these two belonged here. Renewed plinth Plan to place capital from room 4. Arch block 349 on top. See Arch. notes pp. 2510 & 12. Patching up damaged portions of lower drums with lime concrete in ratio 1:2:4. (lime, sand, pebbles) Am binding one drum to the other with liquid cement. Am using liquid cement also to secure the plinths on the stylobate Am using liquid gypsum for as mortar in restoring the stylobate. Have patched up ancient portions of stylobate with lime concrete.

Removed room 3, west side 00-5.55 m. north of S. wall p2501-3: loose reddish brown soil; few stones, rough one, averaging about egg size, practically no larger ones. Over 1/3

[margin left: Room 3 w. side 00-5.55 N of S. wall 2501-3 F1618 figurine]

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

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