Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 2·1950

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) XIV 1950De C. Fales

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

Scan 48 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 2 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace) XIV 1950), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 8, folder 2, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 48 of 80

107 Is not this drain necessary, i.e. drain north and west of palace, during palace period to drain area north and west of palace. But why two separate drains? Why was not this drain united with that from baths?

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108 were probably left in place to cover foundations for drain. However, while water was running the drain must have had higher sides here to withstand the pressure caused by turning the water around the corner. How was this accomplished? Were the sides higher or was there as seems less probable soil with stones and reinforced by cement. It is to be noted that there are no stones on side of drain north of second wall from north.

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

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