Kourion Complex Apollo (extracted from McFadden's notebooks) (1 of 2)

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10-12, theta-K, west K-χ1, west 8-12. Stratum 1 4 all this completed today. Dug to fallen tiles in east building (trench 9, gamma-delta plus) north 5-6. See film 107, number 31.

7 May Stones lying on modern ground level street 1, H-I, west 8-10, removed to Z'- H west 8-10, same level. Today dug street 1, theta-K, west 8-10, k-m, west 8-12 both stratum 1A. O-P west 6-12 stratum 1(surface soil). Cutting grass this wicinity up to precinct wall.

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8 May 1948 Continued digging in northwest corner of east building. Trench 9, gamma- A, north 4-8, down to roof debris consisting of many tiles, about 2½ bushels to the square meter. Sherds coming out of stratum 1A west of street 1 very mixed. For instance theta-I west 2-4 has sherds ranging from classical period to 3rd or 4th century A.D. Including some ribbed ware. Removing fallen tiles in debris east building, trench 9, gamma-delta to wall north 6-8, stratum below level of threshold. see film 107, number 31 and film 108, number 10,11. I note that sherds from street 1, H-theta west 6-8 stratum 1A appear to be Hellenistic at earlier period. I see now that coins F170-173 (uncleaned) from this area. Figurines here too. Dug street 1, E-H, west 10-12 stratum one. I-K, west 10-12 stratum two. M-P, west 10-12 second stratum.

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10 May 1948 Am placing the entire area west of street 1 (both north and south sections, between street, plateia, and temple A in street 1 system. Before war street 1 became trench 9 after but only surface soil was removed west of street and on a restricted scale only. Meters west will indicate always meters west of the west inner line of the street its orientation of the street. Near the central section of trench lines change tion changes slightly; the orientation of trench lines change accordingly. Began street 1, E-theta (See F2026-2044). Began P-Y, west 10-12, stratum 1A. I-K, west 8-12; stratum 1A. 12, surface soil. Removed finds 187-203 inclusive q.v.

11 May 1948 Street 1, finished E-theta, west 8-12 stratum 1A. I-K, west 8-12, stratum 1C. P-Y west 8-12 stratum 1. Began O-pi, west 6-12 stratum 2. Page 958

12 May 1948 Removed coins F212-C416. F213-C417 curium. F215-C418. F216-C419 curium. F217-C420 curium. F218-C421 curium. F219-C422 Ptolemy I. F220-C423 Ptolemy II, 285-272 B.C. F221-C424 Ptolemy XIII. F222-C425 Antigonus I. F223-C426 Paphos, c. 350-332. F224-C427 Antigonus I. Street 1, o-pi, west 6-12, stratum 2, debris, leaving large stones and all worked stones. Men cleaning site in general and removing earth tumbled in recent years from some of early trenches along northwest precinct wall. Mr. Hill digging south of alley and southeast of east building.

13 May 1948 Removed finds F227-237 inclusive from square I-K (street 1) west 10-12; stratum 1A. See film 108, number 31. Dug pi-p (street 1) west 6-12; stratum a (see section page 959).

14 May 1948 Finished digging street 1 cx1-o, and o-pi, west 6-12, stratum 2.