Notebook·PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 8·1954

R. Stillwell, Kourion (Theatre) 1954R. Stillwell

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

Scan 59 of notebook PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 8 (R. Stillwell, Kourion (Theatre) 1954), handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 10, folder 8, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 59 of 74

Theatre, Sherd Bags. 6.4.50 Room T.1 3d layer.: flat, imit Red dish. Hell & 1st C. Roman.

10.3.50 T2. upper earth., Hell to ribbed ware, coarse undateable. Discard.

11.3.50 T2, 2d layer: Hell. to aretine + coarse no ribbed ware

13.3.50 T2. 3d layer: same as 2d layer: piece glass- Coarse; pale buff; 1 piece Aretine or pseudo A.

15.3.50 T2. 2d layer: As above, but has ribbed coarse ware as well. (This is two days later, so from a diff part of the room?) No ref to digging here in F's book!

27.3.50 T2. δωμάτιο βόρεια, upper earth: is this T6? large frags amphorae- look good- Discard.

11:3:50. T2 2d layer, same as 11.3.50 above. Discard

10:3:50. T2 1st layer: Nearly all coarse, but frags of sound amphorae- a few scraps of Aretine. does not have to be later than 1st A.D.

29:3/50 T1. 1st layer. 1 One sherd bright red glaze on outside. ca 15 sherds anonymous but most of need late. Discard.

24/3/50 T1. 2d layer. Frag of lamp similar to L983. piece R ware (?) one aretine and nondescript coarse, not much of it.

31/3/50 T4 2 d layer, "προς το Παλατια": Varied, coarse, Fpc's ribbed. Discard

24/3/50 N. of N. Dromos, between 2d + 3d walls, 2d layer No indic of digging here in F's book. Hell. or E.R.? Discard Indication of provenance too vague

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8/3/49 N. of N dromos- 2d layer.. Any date- Discard

27/3/50 N. of N. Dromos. East of 3d wall: 3d layer Looks like up thru 1st C.A.D. save for 1 ribbed piece!

10/3/50. S. of S Dromos, betw buttresses 2 & 3, 2d + 3d layer Ribbed. ware, pc. of fat-bellied amphora- late Discard

9/3/50 Ditto - 2d layer. late. ribbed. Discard 24/3/50 " 3d layer. Lower part, Hell? to 1st C. A D? No ribbed. 1 spiral twist handle Discard

August, 26, 1954. Working thru sherd bags from Between walls 2 - 3. S. of S. Parodos. (Fales's orient.).

9/3/50 2d layer. Late, coarse, ribbed. Discarded 10/3/50 3d " . Coarse red, 1 samian, no ribbed. Disc 17/3/50 2d Coarse, Hell - thru ribbed. Disc. 17/3/50 1st layer Very late. 3d - 4th C. Disc 18/3/50 2d layer. Hell, thru Roman. No ribbed. Disc 22/3/50 3d " , Hell. Amph. Roman coarse- No ribbed piece pipe light T. C. color. with pale grits. 10/3/50 3d, layer- upper. same as just above, cut one frag. ribbed. Disc. 1/4/50 5th layer, Coarse, but good qual. No. ribbed. Pink. Hell. or E. R. Keep. 10/3/50. 3d layer- bottom. as in 22/3/50 above Disc. 18/3/50 2d layer, no ribbed! Keep 5/4/50 3d, " . one Samian, some broad ribbed, pale buff cooking pots. Disc.

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

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