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 20 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.

Page 2636Scan 20 of 93

P 17691684. Base large coarse pot (Curium clay). Incised Xly to incision

Drawing

Taken from sherd bag dated 4 Dec. 50. S. Bldg. corridor 1, 00-2.00 w. north of S. wall in 2273-5

22 Mar.51

Sh 16511685. Pot handle with incised character

Removed from sherd bag marked 6 March '51 S. Bldg. room 5 w. side 5.70-11.65 n. of S. wall 25-23-3e SIEVE

1686. 2 frags of rim of 1st cent. A.D. Roman lamp. Type ~XX~ XXII Discarded - not worth cataloguing

Removed from sherd bag dated 1 Mar. 51 S. Bldg. portico opposite room 4 center and east side, 2537-1 10

Right page

22 March'51

00-3.00 S. of S. Bldg. 32.80- 38.00 e. of w. end 2607-3

F 1740

Removed 00-3.00m s. of S. wall and 32.80-38.00m e. of west end, 2607-3 very clean, loose fill of light brown soil containing very few stones none larger than fist size. 17 small tile frags which I am stacking on top of restored s. wall at end of Corridor 2; about 1/2 bucket of sherds. No other finds. This stratum appears to be fill over ancient road the curb of which runs near & to all of building. The foundation of the road / bottom of stratum consists of rough stones averaging about double fist size. See Film 153-16.

00-4.00m s. of S. Bldg. 44.00-49.00 e. of w. end 2613-1 2613-1 A 184 on S. wall opposite crv 1

F 1692-95

Removed 00-4.00m s. of S. Bldg and 44.00-49.00 east of west end, 2613-1 Loose soil varying from brown to red consisting of debris and decomposed s. wall. Many rough stones all sizes up to bucket size averaging about half foot size. These occurred under fallen worked blocks for which see McFadden's drawings and Film 152-15 and 17; also 151-23. About 1 bucket of sherds and about 2 buckets of tiles which I am stacking at 44.00 m east of west end on S. wall. From here come F 1692-1695 No other finds.

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

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