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 7 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 7 of 82

17 6 March 50

[photograph] no. 8 mosaic south of building.

Clearing surface of orchestra of top to surface of last period, clearing of small amount of thin layer of soil, left on purpose from last year. Cleared south north west corner of south part of cavea lowest car part of cavea. Cleared western most kiln in south dromos, clearing soil associated with it. North of room Alpha cleared surface soil on top of fourth layer, lamp was found in fifth layer. Surface soil nor all off, only enough for trench EW from wall to wall and westward from east wall. Lamp was found in that part of fifth layer directly we east of what appears to be a kiln on west side of area. Cleared all of soil on top of fill between walls two and three

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6 March'50. 18

South of south dromos. The fill below consists of stones and loose earth.

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

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