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 93 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 93 of 101

[margin left: S.Bldg. Figurine] DIARY sieve with one hand male figurine (in bag). No other finds. Bottom of this fill is marked by change in character & color of soil near east wall (possibly a footing trench?)

11 MarchSunday 12 " holiday

[margin left: Corridor 4 2.60-3.30 S. of N. wall 0.79-1.01 below top of 2517-2 00-0.35 W. of E. wall. classical nothing later noted 1 figurine sieve: ef. 1 also] 13 March 51 Removed S.Bldg. corridor 4, 2.60-3.30 S. of N. wall, 0.79- 1.01 m below top of 2517-2, being an ancient ground line, and 00-0.35 m west of east wall white hard fill over a not so good number rough stones averaging fist size, one about half bucket size. The fill farther west is much darker and much less hard. The white stratum may be fill. It seems footing trench but is hardly low enough. Handful of sherds only. From sieve another handful. No tiles. No other finds. 1 figurine in sherd bag

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[margin left: Portico opposite room 4 W. side 2549-4 F1691

F1648

portico opposite room 4 center & E. side 2551-2ⓑ

2551-4

Room 5 5.40-11.55 N. of S. wall 2513-W] DIARY 2584 Removed portico opposite room 4, west side, 2549-4, reddish moderately compact soil with many rough stones averaging egg size & the largest being about fist size. About 1/5 bucket sherds, 4 tile frags. placed with sherds. From sieve comes about 2 handfuls of sherds. 1 pot handle (from sieve 680) with incised T. No other finds.

Removed few days ago S.Bldg. portico opposite room 4 center and east side, p. 2551-2ⓑ, small amount dark soil over foundation of pavement. 2 handfuls of sherds, 1 tile frag. thrown out. 1 thin blown glass frag. thrown out. No other finds.

Removed same area p. 2551-4 handful sherds only. No tiles, no other finds.

Removed room 5, W. side, 5.40-11.55 N. of S. wall, p. 2513-4, in hard red soil, only very small stones, not longer than

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

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