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

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One of the large stones on west wall of the west room north of large but near the north end rests on later floor →/ of stones which covered room at least in part. This filling in of drain and rebuilding of walls may much be at least contemporary with rebuilding of Northwest corner of room west of large. As this rebuilding was also connected with the closing of the drain.

However the question remains why the was the form of the drain so carefully preserved during last period when it was not in use. and Did they wish to preserve it for some possible future use? But then why fill it in? That it was intentional filled in is shown by stones in bottom of drain by to in east room and by large objects in upper part of fill of east room. That filling and the the raising of the drain in east room must have been contemporary with filling is shown by the fact that the south side of south wall of drain and was never have meant to be exposed. That this floor was raised to its last level by this when the drain was still in use is not be excluded. It was only at a later date that it was intentionally filled

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In the east room north of large, north part east side, there is a hard cement with blue pebbles which extends to the large which is under the large square which supports column. It extends above and beyond this stone to west wall of room but it is not quite so thick. The stones which were used to heighten this wall of drain rest on a to thinner layer of soil not directly on cement.

In the east room north of large the first layer probably is contemporary with the third layer in large room. In both the east room north of large and in the large room, a middle wall has been driven down, the stones of that wall piled in the corners or along the side of the rooms and pilasters erected. The pilaster on the north end of east room north of large since it rests on top of part of drain contemporary with this change must be part of change. The soil around ^south pilaster have not been tested