Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 6·September–October 1949

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) VIII Sep.–Oct. 1949De C. Fales

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

Scan 40 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 6 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) VIII Sep.–Oct. 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 6, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 40 of 77

83 date 3 October 1949.

South of cistern east of Room W, second layer about 20 cm above bed rock.

[photograph; on photograph: 36 SAFETY] 37. North of garden. Stones of mosaic foundation removed. This layer soft and sandy.

End of roll 42

west of cutting of bedrock for entrance stair, those near stones next to bed rock are by drain 15 cm above top of second layer, by south 25 cm above second layer.

About 31 cm below bed rock cutting in Room S, 44 on south west side of Room S, the soil changes, leaving a layer about 5 cm thick on bed rock. This apt I. E. in drain.

Right page

84 date 3 October 1949

Small finds.

, blue pencil: C2916no. 8. [circled: illegible.] Χριστοφορου Fill in drain of the Room S

, red pencil: C2917no. 9 [circled: illegible.] Χριστοφορου piece of coin in bottom fill of drain Room S.

, red pencil: M594no. 10 bead in bottom fill of drain Room S.

, red pencil: L1091no. 11 fr. of lamp in second fill under mosaic north of the garden.

, red pencil: Mo 37no. 12 fr. of mosaic first layer north side of garden.

, red pencil: C2918no. 13 [circled: illegible] Ειρηνη. bottom fill of drain Room S.

, red pencil: C2919.no. 14 [circled: illegible.] Χριστοφορου, bottom fill. of drain Room S

, red pencil: C 2920no. 15 three pieces of metal, the bottom fill of drain Room S. (drawing) illegible.

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

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