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 63 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 63 of 102

122 date 12 Nov. 1948

II p. 168removed 2. tiles in front of door Room Q. door leading to N.

(two I left dug 08:45 Returned 13:05. Area north of building, third layer east of wall removed.

Room N second layer of plaster removed in all four corners. Part of first layer was blackish possibly from fire.

Room Q, removed tiles on west side which projected up. In NW corner, dug out into black layer which seemed to contain soil and pebbles, blackish as well as a little plaster and cement.

Room E cleared third layer. third section part of first two layer fourth section. work stopped 16:00.

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123 date 13 November 1948

II, p. 164II P. 164II P. 164work began 0653 3 1 photograph Room N second layer of plaster removed North half 4. photo Room N 2nd layer of plaster South half. removed 5. Photo Room E, fourth layer showing difference darker black soil to South West removed, section three room E

Room E Elevation looking NW

Drawing: stratigraphy profile with levels 1, 2, 3, 41, 42; labels: 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 41, 42

II. p. 164II p. 1646. Photo worn N 3d layer removed and an I in SE quarter, in corner remains second layer. 7. Area north of building stones First layer removed, the stones above E W wall

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

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