Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 8·November 1949

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) X Nov. 1949De C. Fales

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

Scan 52 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 8 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) X Nov. 1949), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 8, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 52 of 101

109 date 28 November 1949

yesyesIn NW corner of room W, the west wall is laid on all another wall and the third layer and above goes goes go with this reconstruction. The north wall shows the same type of reconstruction for the third layer and above. The north wall in contradistinction to west wall rests on sixth layer nor on bedrock. The blooming of west window in room north of Room W must be subsequent to the first layer of room W as the cement which supports closing of window rests on first layer. (possibly)

[photograph] 24. Photo of cement under blocning of window resting on first layer room W.

[photograph] 25. Photo of NW corner of room W.

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date 28 November 1949. 110

The third layer above with west and north walls is probably contemporary with the south mosaic and flagging in room north of room W. Certainly the west wall of room north of Room W rests on third layer. of south mosaic room and and would seem to be made purposely for mosaic. In the south half of south mosaic it is just possible that the east wall, west wall of Room W is later than the mosaic floor but if for this to be so, the east wall must have been taken down just about level with mosaic and then rebuilt as the north wall of Room W must be contemporary with west wall of Room W and with flagging of room north of Room W This seems unlikely particularly considering the nature of the east wall of south mosaic room in its northern section. The north wall of south mosaic room seems to have meant to have been covered up to the top stones and layer of stones and as it cuts no soil made it would seem to have been cut especially for south mosaic floor of south mosaic. As that so The The so north wall of big This to be cheer.

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