Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 12·October–November 1938

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) I Oct.–Nov. 1938De C. Fales

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

Scan 11 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 12 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) I Oct.–Nov. 1938), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 6, folder 12, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 11 of 102

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18 21. photograph of wall of court "A" toward of passage henceforth A South from wall running EW 100 cm.

20 22. photograph of blocks against wall runn EW.

21 23. photo of fill

23 24. same fill but farther South showing change North part with st roof tiles south without tiles in EW direction long side.

24 25 trench of changed fill showing existence of wall agaw west end of / width and continuation of wall.

Photograph

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to on east of axis of passage, we dug down to a strong στρωμα which extended out to South ending with a corner stone. This may well be part of στρωμα of railroad track If so it is very wide and strong. It ends a fe foot or two from wall of passage. Over the part used for track, a softer fill which raises in particularly under track we began clearing to west of court A along staircase.

worked stopped at twelve.

work began at 13:30.

The στρωμα above is part of track. It is now being removed.

underneath this στρωμα is lighter layer of plowed earth then a level with stones and lighter still level below this a layer with gravelly plaster.

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

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