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

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… below top of two plinths for columns. Fairly clean reddish brown soil - few sherds and tiles - some of this earth came in winter washing since this area was excavated before war. Cleaning 2 trial trenches dug before war to trace pipe line from cistern 2 to Temple B. Continuing to clear top of wall found in pit dug for fence post 15.00 m. s.e. of Guard House. 7 men working on fence - 2 digging holes - 2 filling holes with concrete, two setting up wires and one painting posts.

31 March50. Propylon. Continuing to remove debris, rough stones and earth in court of W. propylon down to rock. Clearing turf down to 15 cm. below top of plinths for columns in propylon porch - reddish brown

earth - very few stones - no debris, going a little deeper than before the war as shwon by number of sherds found. See Notebook III, pp. 443, 477, 483, & 487. Removing what remains of 477-3. Before war coin F 531 found just [handwritten: 4-5 AE] about 0.02 m. above rock. See Film 37-3-4. See F 531 for description of place where found. Constantus II? Removed architectural blocks nos. 216, 217, & 218 from propylon porch and placed them on south wall. See Film 131, nos. 6-9 incl. Stones removed from north end of west cella (Temple A) being given temporary numbers and placed in area west of Temple. Stones being removed from n. end of east cella being placed on east wall of nave under Mr. Hill's direction. One of these is a large bracket, no. 187, Dark gray loose soil with small rough stones and many

tiles under the architectural blocks which have been removed; soil red at n.w. corner of east nave (nave being central part of cella between raised floors of either side), also loose w. rough stones & tiles. Dark soil to be explained probably by roots. Propylon court. In propylon court over rocks - not more than a few centimeters above it finding a very hard stratum containing pebbles which appears to have served as a floor or ground level - same found before war near entrance to propylon porch. Over this level the stratification is all the same - rough stones - loose reddish brown soil. See section p. 477 - 2 & 3; 1659-2X. Trench 11. Began digging trench 11. See plan p. 1653. Many rough stones on surface. The S. line of Trench is the due east of north wall of Guard House. See Film 131-10.

Propylon porch. Finished digging down to approx. late floor level in propylon porch, removing turf which has grown here since the war. See Film 131-11 & 12, and sections pp. 1659. After removing turf in some areas we may be below floor level and deeper than we dug here before the war. 1 April 50. W. Bldg. room 1. Removed from W. Bldg., room 1, capital, arch. block no. 209. See Film 131-13 & 14 & notes thereon, and p. 495-3&4. Floor level may well have been slightly below level at which capital was found to be lying but only very little. There was a deliberate fill thrown in over rock to serve as a floor & level out the uneven levels of the bedrock. Propylon porch. Continuing to remove in propylon porch clean fill of rich brown earth under late floor - p. 1659-2 (see also p. 487-2).

Temple A. Digging in Temple A, w. cella, north 24-25, east side below top of center wall and reached a depth of 0.50 m. Many large rough stones and loose brown earth - all fill. Large worked blockx appearing at 0.50 m. below wall. Mekmet digging down to approx. floor level in east cella, north end - loose dark brown earth. See Film 131-15& 16. Mekmet finding many tiles and rough stones of various size - all debris. Nikolas digging west cella, east side, north 8-16, surface soil, in old wheel-barrow path - darkish loose soil.

3 AprilMonday. Digging Temple A, n. 24-25, W. cella, e. side, 1.00-1.50 m. below center wall - many stones including large ones and some worked blocks. See Film 131-17. Loose brown soil - only 2 small frags. of tiles from top of wall down to bedrock.