Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 9·March–April 1950

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Theatre) XI Mar.–Apr. 1950De C. Fales

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

Scan 13 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 9 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Theatre) XI Mar.–Apr. 1950), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 7, folder 9, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 13 of 82

29 8 March '50

In south dromos cleared layer associated with kiln in w western most kiln. The stones in the window on south side of dromos wer had their foundations covered by this layer, and the foundations of the stone floor to the east was covered by it. South of south dromos, between walls two and three cleared fill and began clearing layer below i.e. second layer. North of room Alpha cleared kiln in NW corner. Clearing trench in fifth layer to expose foundations of kiln. Cleared first and second of layers of drain in south parodos. Bottom of drain appears destroyed. Cleared tops of drain inlets of in orchestra They seem to have been closed on purpose. Clearing surface fill west of orchestra. Clearing room T 1. Cleared first layer across south parodos where flagstones are missing. Clearing second.

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9 March'50 30

Work began 0700

23. In south parados, east of drain, third layer top of exposed. where flagging is lacking. This layer .50 cm below top of drain.

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In to South of south dromos between walls two and three, the third layer begins 1.40 cm below bottom of drum.

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

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