Field notes·PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 8·1934–1954

Kourion Complex Miscellaneous

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

Scan 41 of field notes PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 8 (Kourion Complex Miscellaneous), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 5, folder 8, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

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East wall of Exedra 5

This wall (Film 168 - 3 and 4) is like the east and west wall of exedra 2, 3, and 4 there but it differs however, in its foundation and it has only single course east part & ashlar work. The wall has been cleared to bedrock on its east face from 2.30m to 7.55m and again from 14.00 m to 14.65m north of the south crest the east wall. and on the west face from 5.00m to 6.20m north thereof. Down to its foundation work down to bedrock on its face, It is built in rubble and bits of ashlar its face is rougher a leveling course on top of it rock cut floor of the west was cleared from the east and west face of the wall (Film 168-Nos 3+4) their height varies between 0.17m and 0.30 m, and find an length between 0.37 & 0.62m. Over this foundation a single course of ashlar blocks was paved? with an adaptation between 1.15 and

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Diagram 8 levels of east wall of exedra 5

Rockfound2nd foot (?)Course
---early wallfoundation early wall1
2.30m north -1.66m- 1.00m- 0.64m- 0.09
7.55m " -1.30m-0.80- 0.58m-0.02
14.30m " -1.10m—-0.48m+ .04
n. end ——-0.38m

n. end of east top of wall - 0.05m top threshold +0.19m

highest point of east wall +0.41m

3.35 north 0.124 length of wall .50 1.15 1.67 walk wall 0.55 … continues

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