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 12 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.

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[margin left: Fill removed to within\ inch or two of floor\ floor.] In court A, the part of the fill south of the axis E W end of the house and the other side of N S wall, was removed light fill some plaster, one or two small sherds. To north, roof tiles on top, and then layer of hard plaster with blue pebbles. The pick man suggested that it was cement. Tiles have hollow side filled with white plaster. This filled continued becoming underneath white without pebbles and extending back into under walls. This This change to white more along walls in front change to softer fill. The bottom fill over floor was left. In the The staircase to west of court A was cleared on lower level up to ground sloping out to mosaic was cleared. To the west, on upper level two stones project running N. S. Two One stone on lower level by hole to cistern left, possibly in SITU. The fill was modem on both upper and lower levels, except that to west of stones on upper level projecting N. S. the fill was more more golden

In court A of two stones against near wall E W one was ovular with on ovular side malteldest onto

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underneath meaning can part a similar oval in plaster with pebbles to on under side. It resembles a column drum. Underneath stone lying lengthwise along N S wall was a peice of plaster with three types one rough similar to that which we have been finding, one finer with yellow appearence, + thin facing smooth possibly of sha worked stopped 17:00

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

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