D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) IX Oct.–Nov. 1949De C. Fales

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In trench west of large room, cleared different soil at west end of trench fifth layer, cleared different soil at west end of trench, cleared sn of sixth layer, clearing sixth layer.

Cleared first two layers of trench NS across room Alpha. These two layers dug together by mistake. The second seems a filling for first. It comes to about the height of the EW wall in the room. It does not seem a floor. The north stones of the drain on south side of room are imbedded in this layer. The first layer is about 30 cm above heigh top of EW wall. The inside north wall rests on this top layer. The drain has a different fill from the rest of the room. The stones on north side are only imbedded on the bottom in the second layer, most of their height is in the first layer.

In large room cleared first two layers of trench, these considered as one layer. The top part of this layer is of pebbles and clay. The bottom part an

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irregular filling. In north side part of room on east cleared second layer of large plaster, revealing cutting in third layer, cleareding this cutting, clearing third layer. On south side, cleared soft fill over stones, cleared stones, four third layer. Fourth layer cleared, revealing cutting in fifth. Clearing this cutting.

Clearing drain south of north entrance.

Between rooms AG and AH cleared first layer under this another layer which came out planed off in leaves cleared this. Cleared this layer below this, the third this distinguished by pebbles and lay over EW wall in room AH and extends under flagstones in room AH. It continues down.

In area east of building, cleared second and third layers between the two north walls. The third was hardly to be distinguished except that it contained large stones, Cleared the soft part of fourth along south wall. Clearing second layer south of south This second layer is not the same as second layer between v. p. 38.