Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 2·April 1949

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) IV April 1949De C. Fales

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

Scan 27 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 2 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) IV April 1949), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 2, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 27 of 86

59 date 19 April 1949

SW but does not lie against wall. Its top which seems flat lies to west th seems to be lower than that on by North wall.

Margin left: P.136

No. 32 modern fill north side of Room theta by the south projection of line, imaginary projective, of north wall

Margin left: P.136

no 33 patsa south of theta north side

Margin left: P.136

no. 34 pjota cleared.

Margin left: P.136

no. 35 trench south side of theatas second layer removed.

Patsa begins on south side of bane imaginary projecting from south side of wall which separates room theta from iota. Its bottom is about 1.20 meters below which is number second in a western direction from wall which separates green lettered rooms from mosaic rooms which have beer had shed erected over them. This stone is broken on its western edge. Just below this stone to the west is a ledge the same width, and

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60 date 19 April 1949

made of small stones. It may projects 40 cm at its furthest westward projection 20 cm below this projection another ledge the same width which is made by soil with white particles This projects westward about 20 cm and slants downward both in horizontal section and in vertical section, it slants forward. 35-40 cm below this is another ledge composed of soil and stone which may be in situ. This level relatively flat. Its face is sawtooth flat and 25-30 cm high. In front of this step is another flat step in soil with white plaster 40 cm wide, which projects into the soil with white plaster below to the south about 15 cm. To the north the patsa widens out about 40 cm. north of line projecting imaginary westward from north side of wall which separates Rooms Iota and theta The padtsa becomes about 1 meter wide here, and 40-50 cm deep. It extends westward with about same depth and width for about 1.60 meter, when it becomes wider and shallower, about 1.60

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

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