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 50 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 206Scan 50 of 93

1762. Box of terracotta broken lamps. ^ Appear to be almost if not all Broneer type XXVII. and type XXV.

Mostly type XXV with heart-shaped nozzle + ovules on rim.

Have discarded all but one:

L 1576Type XXVII with a peacock on discus: buff clay fired grey buff.

3.00-5.15 S. of S. Bldg. 39.00-43.50 e. of w. end.

19 Apr.51.

1763. Box of thin blown glass from glass vases.

Margin left: 207

Same provenance

Right page

and piece of lime plaster which I am also placing in sherds bag inside box. No other finds. See film 154-15

Raising east, south and west wall of room 3 over edge of concrete slab. Expect to restore it about 20 cm. above concrete: all to be made about 0.52 wide or slightly less, which is about width of ancient walls below.

16 and 17 April 10 men + foreman. 2 men in trench only; 2 men working on restoration of room 3, east, west and S wall. Rest removing dump, north and east of S. E. Building.

Removed 7.80-10.10 in s. of S. Bldg, 44.00-49.50 e. of w. end 2688-3, (see 2678-2. & 50) like 2678-2 which is stratum above it, clean reddish brown soil without stones larger than walnut size and very few of these. 1/8th bucket of tiles, of which I am throwing out. About 1/6 bucket of sherds; one thin blown glass frag (in box in sherd bag)^ 3 pieces of lime plaster + 1 piece marble (in sherd bag); no other finds. Much glass, 6 + 1 coin, from red soil, but pottery appears the same as red + black. The 6th

[margin left: 7.80-10.10 s. of S. Bldg. 44.00-49.50 e. of w. end 2688-3

F 1764-70]

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

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