Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 11·1946–1947

J. H. Young, III Kourion Complex 1946–1947John Howard Young

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

Scan 6 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 11 (J. H. Young, III Kourion Complex 1946–1947), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 11, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 6 of 108

7. FINDS SACK1 - Surface fragments & around altar BASKET2: TCs & sherds from under wall N.W to S.W. SACK3: Fill show on p 5 - SW SACK4: TCs from E side under or close to wall 8 SACK5: Sherds from first stroma (surface in NE room Sack6: Sherds from second stroma (to 22 cm. from top) Sack7: Sherds from 3rd stroma (to

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Diary 8

1 sq = 20 cm

Drawing: plan of wall, stones, altar, and excavated area; labels: EXCAVATED PIT, UNDUG, UNDUG, ALTAR 2 - NE CORNER ↗, THIS CORNER FALLS IN THE TRENCH 7 SYSTEM, APPROXIMATELY AT E-2, WEST 0-2

In afternoon began on NE room (plan above) leaving space beside wall as shown by dotted line Stroma 1 : c. 10 centimeters hard soil over limestone plaques (floor?). Few sherds Plaques indicated on plan. Same stroma continues for 2-3 cm. under plaques where bed laid. Directly under one plaque in situ, glass lamp (Sack 5) Stroma 2: nothing interesting, and not easily separate from 1, since piece

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

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