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

VOLUME 6 Diary Page 1000

21 May 1948 Continued to trace precinct wall on east periphery of site. Mr. Hill continues to remove fallen wall in alley. See film 110, number 16-18 inclusive. Trench 9, (eta-100-theta) to next wall further east; north 2-6 stratum 1A. A very small amount of surface soil removed from this area before war. Removed part of [handwritten: p1003-]

- 2 gamma and 2 gamma- south of south threshold of alley and north of column which was placed back on wall where Mr. Hill is sure it belongs. Trench 7, delta to wall, stratum 2. Tiles found in kitchen (southwest of east building) last fall placed on kitchen's east and south walls. [handwritten: Digging street 1, H-theta, west 9-4, stratum 2, many juglets, coins, and some figurines being cleared, also scarabs and bronzes.] See section [handwritten: 4 theta-I page 979-same stratification.]

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May 22 Mr. Hill continues removing fallen wall in alley. See film 110, number 22. Finished removing stratum 1A, trench 9 eta-i, north 2-6. Debris here is quite different from that found north 6-12. See film 110, number 33. Began trench in kitchen southwest of east building. East side along east wall below floor level down to rock. Trench 7 Delta, to wall running east-west dug down to rock foundation for wall and a little further down south of it where rock appears to have been cut. Removing dumb on east side of temple A stairway. Continuing to clear precinct well on east periphery of site. For kitchen see section page 1013. Stratum 1 end a section of 2 excavated before war. Stratum 2 was a very clear stratum of earth which covered the floor. Stratum 3 is that lying under the floor level and over the bed rock. Stratum 4 lies below the level of the rock where this has been cut.

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24 May 1948 Continuing to remove stratum 3 in kitchen — the stratum immediately below floor level. See section page 1013. Removing debris street 1, [handwritten: lambda-M west 4-12 (stratum 2?).] Many tiles and rough stones. Also Z-K west 4-6 with many rough building stones but not many tiles so far. Began removing page 1017-2

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trench 9, eta-theta-i, north 2-5. Cleaning out old trenches northwest of site just outside precinct wall. Mr. Hill and Youngs went to Khirokitia to see Dikaios' dig there this morning. They are visiting Sotira this afternoon. Great quantities of tiles coming out of street 1, [handwritten: lambda-M, west 4-3, stratum 2 west 4-8 (one large bag) west 8-12 (four small bags).] Strangely enough, however, few stones in this area — no worked stones only moderate size rough stones. Bones and very little glass coming out of [handwritten: lambda-M west 4-8.] Many sherds also from I-K, west 4-8, stratum 2 (two large bags) also K-lambda west 4-8 (two large bags).

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25 May 1948 Removing stratum 2, street 1, K-lambda, west 4-12; finished removing A-M, west 4-12; [handwritten: H-theta, west 4-8,] second stratum. Began removing stratum 2 E-theta, west 10-12. No stones were found in stratum 1A here and none showing in stratum 2 above bedrock which is high here. See section page 971. A few stones only near stake theta, north 10. See film 111, number 4. Many stones however, from [handwritten: Theta-pi.] Two coins F304 and 305, both apparently Hellenistic found. See section page 1019. Important for chronology this area.