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 9 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 9 of 102

15 date 3 May 1949

Clearing large stones in SW outside corner of south part of theater.

Clearing first layer in on west end of south part of theater. Here this layer goes down to the northern part here layer goes down to flagging.

Clearing first layer lower part below cave in south portion.

Clearing first layer in upper central part and in upper northern part.

Cleared third layer south of south wall of dromos of south part of theater. This layer max. depth of .5 m sloping down to west

Right page

16 date 4 May 1949

work began at 6.25

15. lower part of staircase in cistern east of Room W.

16.upper part of staircase

17." " " " in cistern east of Room W.

1.40 meters below top of south part of theater. ends second second layer in dromos.

work stopped 12:00 11.55 work began 12:50.

Cleared drain hole in cistern east of Room W. and in ext east extension of Room W

Clearing layer directly above stones in layer of stones in Room W.

Cleared to second layer in room Alpha one. in Room to arrive just a little to cover of floor.

Cleared second layer in dromos south of theater. Clearn second third layer. This composed of loose stones

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

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