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

In W. Bldg., room 3 (see also Diary p. 1750) removed in east end of room p. 1751-2, much like 1, very clean light-reddish soil with hardly any stones, rough ones only & very small, 1/2 dozen tile frags., 1/6 bucket of sherds in area 2.50x0.70x0.13. Also removed 1751-3 (1752-3), darker soil, loose, with some rough stones, small ones only, not fallen roof - looked more like fill. About 1/3 bucket of tiles, some glass, thin blown variety, & Roman lamp frags and one Greek, black glazed nozzle. West of Propylon porch digging down to what looks like a late floor in vicinity of cave a little further to the west. 1 man on fence only.

26 Apr50. In Temple A, west cella, center, north 11.00-13.00, removing what is left of fallen clay from roof, clean reddish brown soil, with very few stones, small rough ones only. This is area immediately to north of preserved bit of stone floor. W. of Temple A 2.80-3.64, room 1, removed 1671-1, below floor level, light brown earth, small rough stones only, one coin F 882, about 2/3 bucket of tiles, [written in red pencil sideways, right margin: bl [illegible] / H] a few pipe frags, about a bucket of sherds and some glass - moulded and thin blown, in area 0.84 x 1.94 x 0.44 m. In Trench 11 dug down to floor of what is almost certainly a large quadrangle - Tr. 11, east 10-14 and south 6-11. The surface soil was loose and dark with rough stones, not many, almost all small ones. The surface soil was removed to depth of 10 cm. on average (strat. 1). The 2nd strat. began slightly under the top

of the west and south walls of the quadrangle. One bucket of roof tile frags, only about 1/4 bucket of sherds, some glass. Strat. 2 reaching down to floor level of quadrangle was a little redder in color, hardly any stones, very clean loose soil at a constant depth over floor; very few tiles - not quite 1/3 bucket; frag. of large ter. water pipe F , a number of lamps frags. (L 1420, L 1421, L 1423), a coin F 883. In Trench 11, east 10-14, south 0-2, over 1/3 bucket of sherds in 1669-1 (Quadrangle area) and about 1/3 bucket of tiles. In same area 1669-2 about 1/5 bucket of tiles and only 4 small frag. tiles. There were more stones in 1669-1 and 2 than further to south - south 6-11.

27 Apr50 and 28 Apr & 29. In Temple A, west cella, center, north 11-16, removed 1761-1 consisting almost entirely of clean light red or yellowish soil - mostly clay, probably, and mortar, the clay having fallen from the roof. In Trench 11, dug 1.80-3.80 north, west 1.00, from level of top of wall to depth of 0.50 m. below it; loose brown earth with few stones only, rough ones only, averaging fist size and perhaps a little larger, about 1/2 bucket of tiles and 1/4 bucket of sherds in area 2.00 x 1.00 x 0.50 m. Found here coin F 887. See Film 135-16. Coin may prove important if this is fill dating antedating completion of them this end of S. Bldg. Dug also south 00-2.50, west 1.00, wheelbarrow track along west face of wall at 00 east west. Fill clean brown soil, very few stones, no tiles, one chunk of lime concrete - no sherds. In north 1.80-2.80 west 0-0.40

also found some lamp frags. and thin blown glass.

Margin left: 1667-1w

Margin left: Film135-26 / F 1916

Margin left: OF TILES

In upper debris, Trench 11, south 4-12, east 2-10, removed a great quantity^ and piled them up in the quadrangle (court). The pile measures 1.84x1.10x0.32 and is situated at 1.96 m. north of south wall of court of quadrangle. Removed from same area about 4 buckets of sherds - in one large bag. From Trench 11 north 0-4 east 0-14 removed great quantity of tiles and piled them up some distance s.e. of quadrangle. The pile measures 1.10 x 1.87 x 0.41. These are tiles from surface soil only, icnluding only upper part of upper debris - dark loose soil - many small rough stones. See Film 135-23. Removed also Trench 11, tiles from E 0-14 S 2-4 surface soil only, including only upper part of debris in dark soil and stacked them up some distance east of quadrangle in pile meas

Margin left: I 182