Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 2·1934

J. F. Daniel, Kourion/Kaloriziki 1934John Franklin Daniel

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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 2 (J. F. Daniel, Kourion/Kaloriziki 1934), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 2, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page ⑥Scan 10 of 100

May 29cont'd. TRENCH III

Trench III 14.50 M. depth: 1.10, at East in brown clay among disturbed wall-blocks: Fresco fragments: green, brown, and red, extremely thin layer (like paint) on plaster.

Trench N.-S. 24 meters long, 1 1/2 wide North Half South half

Drawing: plan of Trench III North and South half; labels: North Half, 4 ->, 8 ->, 12 ->, wall of small stones, joining well-cut post, post from surface to 0.85, joining similar block (good join) on at least 0.25, Total depth 1.10, Post, walls of small stones, not cut, 12 ->, 1.50 ->, 16 ->, 20 ->, 24 ->, St 2 III m. 4.20, depth. 0.75, by post Marble sculpture frag. hand holding vase. l. 0.081; w. ca. 0.065, column, top 0.50 from surface, at least 1.00 deep (1.50 from surface), wall of large stones, 0.65 from surface; uncovered to 1.50 from surface; 0.50 wide, blocks (from this wall; not in situ, so removed. Lay in rough line, continuing angle of part in situ. [drawing here not exact], M. 8, d. 0.60-Fish-hook (bronze) (l. 0.035)

(cont'd. p. 11)

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May 30, 1934Discard 30 buckets of sherds + tiles from top-soil of trench II

Discard 7 buckets of sherds + tiles from stratum c

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Extend trench II to meters 30, and cut trench II B at right angles to this, 8 meters toward sea, crossing gully at ca. 4 meters.

Cut trench II A parallel to II B, 4 meters toward sea, two meters wide, at M. 18-20 of trench II, to discover edge of big wall

- see plan, p. 8 -

- cont'd. p. 19

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

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