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 65 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.

Page 131Scan 65 of 94

130 date 31 March 1949

work began 065 B

In dromos between B + O fourth layer becomes hard on West side and soft on East with an extending in NW direction. Top of fifth fourth layer is about level with cutting on east wall and extends into cellar under room B. About 1.0 m below stone across dromos. On top of fifth layer in south portion were stones 380 + 381.

Drawing: plan of wall and stones; labels: 20 cm, 30 cm, 30 cm, stone 20 cm., wall, wall

Hard-packed fifth layer a maximum depth of 30 cm. Sixth layer slopes up northward beginning and fifth layer becomes shallower in north section. In between between north and south half there was a fill of chavara rock chippings.

Margin left: P.171

14. photographed room B's dromos between B + O, fourth layer removed fifth exposed.

Right page

date 31 March 1949

Small finds

no. 1 (drawing) Λογις

Margin left: coin C 2127

in dromos between O + B fourth layer on side, east side

Margin left: St 647

no. 2 leaves carved marble about 2 cm thick fourth layer west of epsilon.

Margin left: St 648

no 3 small piece of marble curving in south cistern.

no. 4 [check mark] sons

Margin left: coin C 2128

of Constantine Λογις in dromos between rooms B + O on bottom of fifth layer

Margin left: L 393

no 5 lamp type xxvii late, xxviii early complete bad y in center in pull-in cistern rear of Room W, layer above lowest.

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

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