Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 1·1954

D. H. Cox, Kourion Complex, The Mint 1954Dorothy Hannah Cox

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

Scan 10 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 1 (D. H. Cox, Kourion Complex, The Mint 1954), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 1, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 10 of 23

12. West Room: To W of W Room is paved court Nov. 25 through which runs drain (Last p. 41 branch to SW 9.50 m long). From clearing this area, coins:

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C 3136

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C 3137

C 3138 (3 coins found in envelope)

From fill above W room and near fl. in SW corner coin (drawing) C 3140

Nov. 29Reach what seems fl. Change in color from yellowish fill to black and if black not notably hard is fairly level and not broken into by blocks lying hap hazard. From fl. a coin - Herakleses (?)

The fl. is c. 35 cm lower than paved area to W. A high threshold (c. 28 cm) devides them and 2 steps descend into room. At E one step leads up to Centre Room.

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C 3139

On the fl. (not in situ), column base d. of top: c. .35 m. (continued p. 14)

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13.

Use Road N of this complex as outlet to dump. From here coin (drawing) dis. <- Nov. 28

also coin (drawing) C 3141 <- Nov. 29"

Wall A and drains or water channels to N, W and S of it were uncovered by Last (see pp 40-42 of his report). The dump resulting from investigation of water system was deposited over S side of complex (E, Centre and W Rooms) In clearing this away find coins:

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" C 3142

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C 3143

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dis

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dis

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C 3144

C-3145 [found in same envelope as C 3142-44 after cleaning. No outline here corresponds.]

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

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