Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 8·March–May 1951

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XIV Mar.–May 1951George H. McFadden

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

Scan 16 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 8 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XIV Mar.–May 1951), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 8, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 16 of 93

1676 Frag. Hour glass belonging probably to large bowl. Floor with convex undersurface. not cat.

Same provenience as previous. 20 Mar. 51.

1677. Coin Very Thick C 3568 Alexander III

Same provenience 1.00 m S. of S. wall 22.94 m e. of S.W. corner 20 Mar. 51

Right page

Diary 2626

Drawing: pot handle; labels: incised handle

sieve. harder than 3. About 1/10 bucket of sherds. No other finds. From sieve came about 1/8 bucket sherds.

3rd or 4th cent A.D.?Cor. 4 0.58-0.92 e. of w. wall 1.07-2.60 S. of N. wall 2625-4 Removed corridor 4, 0.58- 0.92 m e. of w. wall and 1.07- 2.60 S. of N. wall 2625-4 loose reddish brown soil, few rough stones not larger than egg size; 1 tile frag; 1 piece lime concrete like that found in 2625-5. about 2 handfuls of sherds, including. one strongly ribbed which is almost certainly much later than 101 A.D. and probably as late as 3rd century at least. No other finds. From sieve came 5 very small nondescript sherds which I have thrown out. Have placed tile and concrete (really lime plaster) in sherd bag.

0-3.00 m S. of S. wall opposite room 4 & cor. 3 2615-1 2623-1

Margin left: Roman wares look late + 1 ribbed sherd

Removed 0-3.00 m south of room 4 and corridor 3 p2623-1 same as 2615-1 (Diary p 2618) about 1/4 bucket sherds; no tiles, probably fill ante-dating completion of S. bldg. in 101 A.D. 1 pot handle with incised character F 1674, 2 nails and lead frag. F 1675. No one glass frag, F 1676. No other finds. 1 coin F 1677

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

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