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

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

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

Scan 25 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 7 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) IX Oct.–Nov. 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

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

Unnumbered pageScan 25 of 86

53 date 22 October 1949

In trench west of large room cleared sixth layer to line of stones just west of east wall. Cleared first layer of north trench in large room west room west of large. This has cutting on eatt. This trench EW cleared cuttino cutting at west scarp west end. Clearing cutting at west End. In room Alpha cleared first layer in drain. Cleared second in south part of drain running EW. Cleared hard third layer in hard co east part of south drain. This third possibly an intentional fill. Cleaning second layer in East, NS part of drain. First layer was white and powdery probably from wall to side, It cut sharply.

In south part of large room, cleared fifth and sixth layer. The last layer rested on bed rock. It was not seen if cut against beside south wall or if it extended up to wall.

In north part of large room cleared third layer and fourth. Cleared cutting in fourth fifth. Cleared as much of fourth as was hard.

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54 date 22 October 1949

Etc E In large room cleared third layer in central part.

Cleared drain south of north entrance Clearing surface soil soil to east of drain level with drain.

Between rooms AG. AH. Clearing fourth layer. Cleared ex third. Clearing thir second layer east of Room L

[bracket along 2 lines: {] Clearing fill east of Room N in cistern? This second layer came about even with preserved walls, of room X.

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

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