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 60 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 60 of 101

125 date

[photograph] 36

C 2764, 5th century A.D. while under the stone of west part of room so might possibly have been pushed there placing of the under stone. However this stone was probably soa subsequent to this soil in which it is found. C2766, 2767 were also found in this layer.)

C 2107 Arcadius or Honorius dates the whole complex east of Room N as of the same period or later.

Room WMS , v. p. 158

Rooms with evidence for dating of palace. WMN, Pete's Room K, area between Rooms AH + A9, Large Room SW corner West of Large Room South trench, [ink blot] Room Delta, Room Epsilon. Alpha Beta

Under mosaic lifted, Room Room O C 2365 Theodosius II C 2366 Arcadius or Honorius. C 2376 Honorius.

Room A9, First A9 C 2967 Arcadius, or Honorius or Theodosius II Under foot bath of mosaic bath.

C 2528 Arcadius C 2557 Arcadius C 2599 Arcadius.

These last three coins could have been placed there as a result of repair to foot bath but this seems very unlikely.

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date126

Evidence for dating of Palace, etc from coins found Autumn Season '49 & later.

Room WMN Significant coins.

Second layer, C 2790, 5th cent. C 2802 Theodosius II

Hole in third layer. C 2823 Arcadius or 5th cent. Honorius.

Third C 2823 Arcadius or Honorius C 2831 Imitation of fifth. C 2832 Honorius. C 2836 Theodosius II

Fourth C 2844 5th cent A.D.

Coins, significant and insignificant.

Second C 2790, C 2795, C 2796, C 2799 C 2802 total of five.

Third C 2823, C2824, C2825, C2830 C 2831, C2832, C2835, C2836 total of six.

Fourth C 2843, C2845, total of two.

For description of stratification, v. vol VIII p. 57.

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

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