Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 3·May–June 1949

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace/Theatre) V May–June 1949De C. Fales

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

Scan 18 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 3 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace/Theatre) V May–June 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 3, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 18 of 102

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date 11 May 1949.

4th layer in dromos South of south part of theater 2 meters below theater as wall in pars, 1.5 meters below mid door on west side.

[Sherd bag 28] NS.

Cleared modern fill in SE entrance to theater.

Cleared third layer in dromos south of south part of theater.

Cleaning third layer East of mid wall.

Cleaning second layer South of south dromos which becomes third layer nearer south East entrance of theater.

Cleaning second dlayer west of south part of theater. mid

Clearing first layer south of western most wall south of dromos south of Theater.

Cleaning mule center and south part of theater middle section.

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date 12 May 1949

work began 0630

Note in speaking of theater use of mupper mid and lower applies to relative elevation non cavea. Upper being top of cavea with colonnade.

work stopped 11:50 work began 12:45.

Cleaning pinch north of theater for dump, fill loose stones.

Cleaning second layer west of south part of theater, a hard shell over a looser fill of stones both being cleared.

Cleared first layer south of westernmost wall south of dromos.

Cleaning third layer south of dromos south of theater.

Cleaning second layer between mid & western walls south of dromos south of theater.

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

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