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

small bag sherds (1.00 - 1.50 depth).

In E. cella, Temple A, digging north 20-25, center, below level of bottom of orthostates, darkish brown, loose soil, rough stones, fair number of tiles, Mekmet digging at north end of E. cella, center, north 30-32, to approx. level of bottom of orthostates, many small rough stones. North 30-32 may not be in nave but in separate compartment to north of it Finding what appears to be a floor at this level consisting of earth, pebbles, & charcoal.

Removing surface soil over central wall down to level of wall, east nave, w. side, 0.00-0.12 m., loose brown earth, many small rough\^stones\^average max. size about 0.20 cm. Surface soil here was left undug until now here to serve as wheelbarrow track. See Film

In propylon porch digging 1659-2 below level of late floor and above earlier

floor level. Strat. 2 is very clean w. very few stones near step leading to court, but contained many more stones - small ones, further west beyond plinths for columns and also near north & south walls. Found coin F 816 in 1659-2, 0.15 m. below top of west plinth for column. See Film 131-23.

Found lead pipe in situ protected by tiles & ter. piping in Temple A, north 15.00 m., west cella, east side. See Film 131-18 and 19.

4 & 5 April 50. In propylon porch continuing to dig 1659-2 - west of plinths. In this fill have found coins 816 & 818, Rhodian stamped amphora handle F 819. It is a fill of fairly clean, brown - reddish brown soil thrown in when floor was raised at time when the step was placed over the threshhold from the propylon court - very few

tiles turning up here. Lamp frags. F 820.

[margin left: F 813) I 135) F 812) I 136B) F 823 ) I 136A)] Temple A, w. cella, east side, south end (N. 0.00-2.00 m.) to depth of 1.04 m. below top of main south stairway. Loose brown sandy soil from level of pavement down, many rough stones, large and small, all fill. No tiles at all curiously enough, comparatively few sherds, no lamp frags. coins or glass. From depth of 0.69 down to 1.04 m. no tiles, sherds, or any other finds.

Continued in east cella, center, below level of bottom of orthostates, north 20-25, loose dark brown soil, many rough stones, mostly fist size and a little larger; many tiles - comparatively few sherds. Found here yesterday inscribed marble frags. F 812 & 813 and today yet another F 823. For larger blocks in 13 this area see Film 131-15 & 16. Markos digging here. See also Film 131 - 13 32 and 33.

marble Removed debris north of raised floor over center wall of Temple A; many rough stones

averaging about fist size; few tiles and sherds; 2 worked blocks for which see Film 131-31. Removing both of these to north of temple and west of cistern 2. Temporary numbers 28 and 29. Both were lying directly on center wall, that is in contact with it at one point. Began removing large worked blocks in east cella, center, north 18-24. See Film 131-32 and 33. Storing these on east side of east cella.

W. of Temple A, room 1, 2.70-3.60 west of Temple stairway landing; 0.00-1.00 north of W. Bldg. to depth of 1.00 m. below approx. floor level of room 1, to find if wall dividing W. Bldg. rooms 6 and 7 continues here. No trace found.

April 5Propylon porch, finished removing P. 1659-2 south of s. face of n. plinth to s. wall. See Film 131-36 & 37. Less than 1/2 tin of tiles in area 4.70 x 4.00 x 0.22. 3/4 tin of

sherds - same area - for finds see yesterday's diary (Apr. 4 & 5) to which add F 820, 824, 826.

Temple A, e. cella, center, north 2-4, to depth 29.50 below top of s. stairwa