Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 12·1935

G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex II 1935George H. McFadden

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

Scan 21 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 12 (G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex II 1935), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 9, folder 12, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 38Scan 21 of 43

6 - M Tr 23 & \Cross\ section facing west 6 = 0 4 = -26 2 = -47 0 = -61 -0.22 = -127

Margin left: 18.03 / 17.14

South - 0 = 89

8-20 10 - 55 12 - 75

Bopecor line refers to datum line north of Tr. 17. Trench 23 Bopeor 0-6 does not run perpendicular to Tr. 27, not perpendicular to well running east-west section Tr. See plan p. 10

Drawing: vertical cross section showing layers and masonry at base; labels: 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, [margin left: [page number: 40]], m.22 0 Bopeor 2

Right page

Diary (cont fr. 35) April 15 Began digging O-Π, νοτιον 0-4 fell Tr. 24 & Cmp. 24 fictting → N of planned road/ Lady Rowe & Lady - visited site in the p.m. seemed much surprised.

April 1618 men Continued digging O-Π, νοτιον 0-4 went west as cemetary cleared granite column & floor under it - Λ-Μ νοτιον 10-4. Began digging K-Λ 0-6 Λ-Μ-6-8 L-X νοτιον 4-6 in aisle.

April 17Continued digging O-Π νοτιον 0-4 18 men to found st high to find rock for cars laid 20 f m K-Λ Βοριον 4-6, depth 130-160, 80 cm under fo for mosaic floor Θ-Ι νοτιον 0-6 - In the βοριον 4-8 - 7-0, νοτιον 0-2, 20-40 cm depth

April 1819 men 7 wheel barrows. Dug K-Λ Βοριον 4- , S-η νοτιον 0-10 σ-τ νοτιον 0-4

April 1919 men 7 wheel barrows. Cars for removing earth arrived w. rails Began digging π-ρ & ρ-σ βοριον 0-4. Continued digging σ-τ νοτιον 0-4. Continued S-η νοτιον 8-10 & began ε-ς νοτιον 0-10.

April 20Morning cars began working steadily 128 lngths of single rail. one rail terminates at ε\ς νοτιον 6-8, & at the other at X βοριον 6. The track is at A-a (verticly) νοτιον 8-10, crossing trench I by south aisle wall. Continued π-σ βοριον 0-4. & began removing dump east of Tr. I w. cars.

April 22Finished ε-ς νοτιον 0-10 & began δ-ε νοτιον 0-10. Continued digging Π-ρ βοριον 0-4 & began ρ-τ βοριον 0-4. Continued removing dump east of Tr. I with cars. Uncovered in-σ βοριον 0-4 what may prove to be of cont p. 47 basilica.

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

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