Photographs·PU-Mu 1050, Box 25, folder 8·Undated

D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace/Theatre) Excavation view Rolls 38–76De C. Fales (probably)

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

Scan 71 of photographs PU-Mu 1050, Box 25, folder 8 (D. Fales, Kourion Complex (Palace/Theatre) Excavation view Rolls 38–76), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 25, folder 8, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 71 of 80

Fales outdoor films Roll [handwritten: 70]

Vol. XII, The Theater (cont'd)

p. 144, 5May50:

Begin roll 70

Handwritten: Film frame nos begin 1 between #1 + #2

1. in room omega omega showing cutting ending in line in wall

p. 146, 6May50:

2. in south parodos by stones removed cutting in third layer by east wall cutting 10 to 30 cm. wide. Third layer irregular hard surface 54 cm. below top of stones.

3. in middle trench east of center dromos top of fifth layer.

p. 148, 6May50:

4. in room omega omega in sixth layer cutting by south wall 20 cm. wide.

5. soil in cutting by wall no. 5, east side probably fell from side of cutting

6. east of entrance no. 3 first layer all soil above removed. north of wall This surface a few centimeters higher than eastern step. This layer only a few cm. thick. _____ on a hard surface.

p. 149, 6May50:

7. Room omega beta east part, first layer

8. in middle trench sixth layer with cutting in western end for step? of door. similar bench(?) in seventh.

p. 151, 6May50:

9. and 10., cutting in second layer by north wall of cavea and fill of stones. cutting about 50 cm. wide in eastern part.

p. 152, 6May50:

11., 12. cutting in room omega alpha in third layer cutting 50 cm. wide, 180 cm. from southeast corner. 80 cm. wide in southeast corner. It goes down(?) to bedrock. cutting for wall of small stones added against south wall of room.

13. to 16. dead donkey on floor of anteroom 2.

p. 153, 8May50:

17. stone blocking drain at north end of drain. top of cut stone is about level with top of drain and on east side the east side of block is 7 cm. east of east side of drain.

18. v. p. 132. Photo of wall below

19. stones along(?) west side between vomitoria 3 & 4, north part

20. cutting beside west wall of room omega alpha cutting 10 cm. wide cutting begins in first layer and extends _____

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

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