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 18 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 18 of 82

39 10 March '50.

West of drain south of south parodos clearing first layer expos to expose containing wall for drain. Clearing third layer in and above drain in north part of south parodos. Cleared ing surface soil west of orchestra.. Clearing room T_2 soil remains the same. from seco first to second layer.

11 March'50

Cleared NW NE corner of area north of room Alpha, clearing ed part of soft sandy fill. When this fill cleared, filling of door revealed as resting on door sill. In SE corner of area north of room Alpha, cleared trench beside north wall of room Alpha, trench in fourth layer. Cleared part of fourth layer which rests on on hard fill surface in front of door. This consists of two layers which rest on door sill: Clearing part of hard fill just forth of hard fill.

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11 March'50 40 work began 0700 v. p. 39 R.S. [illegible] 19

30. Stones in front of arch in center of orchestra

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31. Stones in front of arch in center of orchestra.

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In room T_2, the third layer no change in soil begins about level with secon second lower projecting stone.

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

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