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 83 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 83 of 101

2563. PORTICO opposite ROOM 4

2551-1 [circled: G]

F1627 1628 1629

2551-3

F1631

sieve

DIARY Removed portico, opposite room 4 center & e. side, north of early wall, P 2551-1 [circled: G], loose reddish brown soil, few stones only, rough ones, averaging 1/2 egg size. About 1/2 bucket sherds, about 1/4 bucket tiles, which I am placing in bag - to be cleaned & stored & some thin blown glass frags F1627 pot handle with incised Cypriot character F 1628 clay (?) figurine frags F1629. No other finds. Film 151-1

.Removed same area portico but s. of early wall & n. of area where foundation for floor is extant, P 2551-3, dark reddish soil, very few stones, all rough ones, averaging egg size but up to fist size. About 1/4 bucket sherds, 3 tile frags which I am placing in sherd bag. 1 pot handle with incised character F1631, From sieve about 1/6 bucket sherds. No other finds. Film 151-3&4

Right page

room 3 S.E. CORNER

2535-7

portico opposite room 4

2551-4

F1632

ROOM 3 S. side 2513-5

pipe

DIARY 3 March 51 Removed room 3, S.E. corner P 2535-7, loose reddish brown soil, very few stones, about 6 of any size varying from egg to fist size. Small handful sherds only. No tiles. Nothing found in sieve.

Removed portico opposite center & e. side of room 4, and between early wall & later foundation of paved floor, P 2551-4, small handful sherds only, down to bedrock, fairly compact red soil with many small stones, largest being egg size. From here partly in 2551-4 and partly under foundation of paved floor that once covered area came bronze F 1632 see Film 151-5.

5 Mar51 Removed S. bldg. room 3, S. side 2513-5 down to point where fill whitish everywhere with chavara, dark reddish loose soil, many rough stones averaging 1/2 egg size. with some up to fist size, about 1/3 bucket sherds, 1 pipe frag placed with sherds, and

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

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