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

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24 May 1949 Continued trench 9 as above. Continued removing fill under late pavement in southwest end of room 4, praefurnium. Straining earth from cistern. Continuing to dig outside southeast corner of temple B precinct, many rough stones in mound, loose darké gray soil. Digging between parallel walls here leading toward bath from corner of precinct. Dug cistern out to depth of 3.90 m. from top of coping. Removing fill under late rough pavement at west end of praefurnium (room 4) section page 1393-3 and 4. All light reddish brown soil, many stones of varying size, rough ones only, save at level of pavement (forming part of it) and with the exception of two very large blocks in center which probably fell from walls. Worked stones forming part of pavement being stored just north of northwest corner of bath precinct. All worked blocks forming part of pavement were drawn by Christofis, who took their levels at the time. See film 125-2, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Removing debris of stones west of bath west precinct wall, opposite room 4 (west of it) just west of collapsed cave. See film 125-8. Worked blocks being placed on wall west of collapsed cave. In room 3, hypocaust, Mekmet removed page 1289-1, 1.08-1.94 m. east of west face of pillars supporting west edge of floor. Found some tiles, lime plaster, and

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Page 1398 three sherds only no stones. Finished removing surface soil, trench 9, theta-k, O-0; and north O-2, dark gray loose soil, and began removing debris under it. See film 125-10.

25 May 1949 Removed 1289-3A, east end of hypocaust, room 3, under floor, between west face of pillars supporting edge of floor and west face of pillar, next to it to east. I am calling this compartment A. See section page 1289. Two tile fragments from this stratum. 1 22 X 7 X3 cm. 5 cm. above floor about 8 cm. from most northern pillar. Another tile fragment (probably a panel) just east of it between four pillars of compartment A also 0.05 m. above the floor. Measures .25 x .30 x 0.021. Stratum 3 here is pitch black. A natural accumulation during period of use. Removed another tile fragment measuring .17 x . ? m. (one side intact) between pillars 1 and 2 (see plan page 1397). Greatest height from the floor 0.15; minimum distance

Page 1402 from floor, 0.44 m. (end lying west) was found 0.05 m. from east wall, 0.04 m. from pillar 2, and 0.11 from pillar 1 in dull gray brown soil. Mustafas and Mekmet saying there are ashes in it.

Page 1404 Dug cistern to depth 4.17 m. Found lamp, Broneer type XXII at 4.14 (F blank ). See page 1369-5. Fill remains about same but rough stones averaging somewhat larger in size in 1369-5 than in 1369-2, 3 and 4. Continued removing rough stones between parallel walls at southeast corner of temple B precinct. See film 125-11 and 12. Dug out stratum 3 and 4 at west end of room 4, praefurnium (page 1393-3,4). No difference between 3 and 4. See yesterday's diary. Finished removing trench 9, north O-2, and O-0; theta - k, dark gray surface soil over debris and began removing debris of stones. See film 125-10, (3-7 m. south of bath, room 7, and bath west precinct.

Page 1408 No sherds in debris and very few tiles. Larger stones- as seen in photo. Comparatively few small rough stones. See section page blank and film 125-10. In narrow passageway where fire was made leading from praefurnium to room 3 hypocaust, removed 1263-3 under floor, 00-0.65 m. east of west face of step above inside room 3 west doorway. Two sherds only and bricks (thickness about 0.035 m.) and three small fragments of what may be tiles. Also removed stratum 4 down to bedrock. Contained only 3 brick fragments and one small fragment of tile. Both 3 and 4 clean strata without stones. Bottom of 4 had some black soil but there was none in 3 or in upper part of 4. West of west precinct wall of bath, west of room 4, removing 1241-2A over rock ledge where intact up to wall immediately to west of it. Many rough stones of varying size. Only

Page 1410 one ribbed sherd noted among unwashed sherds here. This was found on bedrock.