Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 5·July 1949

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace/Theatre) VII July 1949De C. Fales

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

Scan 41 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 5 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace/Theatre) VII July 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 5, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Page 83Scan 41 of 73

27 July 1949

Margin left: P.120

13. Pipes in drain from ^in bath under mosaic. 14.

In the area north of the bath, the first wall built was west wall, then wall on bed rock which is at right angles then foundation for bath then lower part of bath with out twenty centimeters of top. The fifth layer was then put down. this had in it many chippings from rock. Then on fifth foundation of west wall of drain, then wall above to within 20 centimeter of top. Then fourth layer was put down, Then manger like water container in south west corner. Then last 20 centimeters of bath and top of drain. Then the third layer for fill for the second layer with its flagstones and then mosaic. The imperfect account p. 80. N.B. waste bath extension on north side was added when drain

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27 July 1949Thus roughly four periods 1. west wall with wall at right angles. then wall on bed rock

2. Four lower part of circular bath

3. upper part of circular bath

4. mosaic.

was put in. The upper twenty inches which have, on north side next wall, more and cement coat, which has about 20 cm over extending over drain. Then 20 cm under top above drain, but on inside, is cement and under then stone and with blue pebbles, and below 20 cm mark it becomes stones and red sherd and one sherd. Note. Stones on either side of drain were placed there with respect to pipe terracotta pipe, projecting out from circular wall as far as pipe and being placed as close to pipe. as possible on sides of

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