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 67 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 67 of 102

131 date 4 June 1949

about 30cm high begins. The earth between this and the first step is red by projecting stone dug out. Cleared layer on top which ended just beyond layer of stones across dromos. This layer consisted of black burnt earth mixed with red yeatoufi a specimen of which has been saved. mattera Cleaning burnt earth with stone and yeatoufi as above

Cleaning layer which lies above layer which lies above projecting stone in dromos.

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132 date 5 June 1949

Work began 0630

In center dromos north of putsa hard soil e with plasters ends 1.3 meters below preserved height of wall.

p.147Work stopped 1200 work began 1300. 10. f. of vase and cover sixth layer between theater and palace.

Cleaning sixth layer between theater and palace [Sherdbag [circled: 27]] Cleared first entrance under south dromos down to what seems a floor with a barun surface. Soil south of dromos remains all the same. Cleaning second entrance under south dromos. Cleaning west end of north dromos level with top of window of cistern. Cleaning first layer west of south dromos Cleaning first layer west and north 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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