Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 1·March 1948–April 1949

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) III Mar. 1948–April 1949De C. Fales

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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 7, folder 1 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) III Mar. 1948–April 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 1, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

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20 date 3 March 1949

P. 148 34. stone removed from entrance to hypocaust.

P. 148 35. Room X middle section soil in trench second layer removed.

P. 148 36. entrance to hypocaust cleared

P. 148 37. same.

Room T continued clearing stones arrived almost to floor level. Began clearing top soil for about two feet to the East of Room T.

Room N cleared floor of burnt matter. To west of the opening into Room Q, a hollow in floor. Which extends length of room. This burnt matters adhered more to floor than that of Room Q.

To east of hypocaust, cleared area extending to bed rock. This whole area was built up to form a ramp with the soil above. The layers as shown. The The stone (A) was

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21 date 3 March 1949

purposely placed across entrance. In the section adjacent to the bed rock N in the lowest section between the bed rock and the earth there was a soft fill, also cement used for hea In the section there was In the lowest section layer between of adjacent vertically to the bed rock was a softer fill. In the rest of the layer there was some cement like substance similar to that found in room Q and used for heat.

Room X, first layer in north and middle sections removed. revealing in middle section a 1st. trench beside outside wall. Also laying bare, the earth under the outside wall of the bath. The trench along outside wall was filled with a different soil towards its western end. Removed Began removing second layer first section find?

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