Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 10·January–July 1952

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XVI Jan.–July 1952George H. McFadden

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

Scan 15 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 10 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) XVI Jan.–July 1952), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 10, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 3032Scan 15 of 59

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[margin left: Section at 25.54 m. east of S.W. corner of S.Bldg. Facing east Scale 1:25]

Drawing: architectural section with archaeological layers, labels:

S.wall wall coupe 3 coupe 2 rubble facing foundations

29 Mar 3034 bronze coins rubble 3034 1 shrd 3038 31 Mar 52 class A shrd nothing late noted 2 3034 2 prof.A.d. 3 3035 he 3052 4a 3052 clay roof 3 APR 52 4b 3056 clay roof 3056 5 clay roof undug 3333 ]

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DIARY 24 March 52

[margin left: .00-1.50 S.of S.Bldg. .00-1.00m E. of W. wall 3015-2] Removed .00-1.50m S. of S. Bldg. .00-1.00m E. of W. wall, 3012-2 dark reddish loose soil quite clean with hardly any stones at all. 2 1/2 handfuls of sherds - no tiles - no other finds. Dug down to bedrock. The curb of road (probably a road curb) just off S.W. corner of building is stood when foundation for S. wall was constructed but the wall at 2.00m? S. of S. wall & approx. parallel with it goes under the roqd road curb. It is clear that it is earlier than this period of the road. This wall may be original precinct wall before construction of S. building.

25 Marchholiday. 26 + 27 March

[margin left: S.of S.Bldg. 3.70-6.30 S 0-2.00m W.of W.wall surface soil] Removed surface soil S. of S.Bldg. 3.70-6.30m and 0-2.00m west of W. wall (line of W. wall). dark loose soil - practically no stones removed. See film 166-2. No tiles. 5 sherds - all thrown out.

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

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