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 5 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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> check The ashlar blocks in the south face of the wall do not extend through the thickness of the wall at this point. There is a two course s of rubble revelment here on the \entiremost as yet\ north face! : In South face The refurtes in the are irregular and the top line is uneven. These two other high lifts in and level plow can be seen in fig (Film 166-3)

The blocks in the first course, east of 25.10 m vary in height between 0.22 m and 54.00 m; and in length between 0.47 m and 1.50 m or more. (and entire course is not yet cleared) the north face of the ashlar wall has been exposed from 24.70 m - 33.70 m seated down to bedrock / see cross The thickness of the first course sections averages about 0.72 m but it is close to this somewhere between these two points. As the north face was not intended to be visible, the worked blocks occur only in the top of face and do not extend through the thickness of the wall

The difference between the ashlar wall & fill is with joseph scouring.

over *** 1.32 0.46 to top found to S. 0.70 " " back of S. 0.51 to found course below it (1.32 m) (foot south S. end block) w. inside face of found.

At height of this course there is a layer of two sand sometimes more good ashlar blocks

height 1st course 33.70 top 1st course -1.05 0.76 m foundation -1.81

43.70

43.70 1.21 -1.26 -2.41 found ----- 45.38 1.25

2.41 1.21 ---- 1.20 … continues

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

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