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 21 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 21 of 102

39 date 13 May 1949

It formed hollow around doors under pa dromos. Thin north part spread opened up.

Cleaning see soil whitish from lime plaster below in between mid and western walls south of south part of theater

Cleaning second layer west of west end of south part.

Cleaning first layer lower north and center parts.

Lower part close to wall loose stones.

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date 14 May 1949

Work began 0630 approx

p. 151 Vol IV vol IV p. 151 [illegiblevol IV p. 151] 36. series pair of stones between 37 western and mid wall, stones above removed

work stopped 12:00 work began 12:55 d roll 26. 38 two stones lower center part of theater first layer

Clearing layer directly above wall west of SE entrance to theater Clearing third layer south of dromos south of theater, exposing top of wall just east of mid wall Clearing stones from between two walls western most wall south of dromos south of theater and mid wall. Clearing second layer west of south part of theater. Clearing first layer lower center part of theater Clearing west of north part of theater. Clearing trench north of theater. Stones becoming so large and so arranged difficult to go further down.

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

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