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

Diary page 1800 (a) many, containing about [fraction: 1/2] bucket of sherds in area 3.50 x 1.45 x 0.18 m. and about 1 bucket of tiles. Strat. 2 consisted of loose dark brown soil with some sand, rough stones of varying size, about 1[fraction: 1/2] bucket of sherds, and [fraction: 1/2] bucket of tiles. Strat. 3 was a fill of reddish brown loose soil containing many Diary Vol. X, p. 1804 rough stones, over 1 bucket of sherds, but no tiles whatsoever. For this area, west cella, center, north 5-8, see also Diary for April 25. Began removing strat. 4. In propylon porch between threshhold to room 3 of west bldg. and east wall of porch removed 1773-2, reddish brown soil, loose, few rough small stones, 1/3 bucket of sherds in area 0.70 x 0.80 x 0.14 m. Also strat 3, loose, dark soil, no stones, no tiles, handful of sherds only. Also strat. 4, darker soil, loose, no stones, no tiles, handful of sherds, and a few small Roman ter. lamp frags. Strata 3 & 4 are both below the level of the top of the water conduit. Stratum 4(e) p. 1775 looks like a fill to protect the south side of the conduit. See Film 136-32. In Temple A, east cella, center, n. 28-30 plus removed 1769-2, loose soil, mostly colored gray but some reddish soil - all fill, rough stones, varying size, a few soft ones, [fraction: 3/4] Page 1806 bucket of tiles and about 2 buckets of sherds, 1 figurine placed with sherds in sherd bag. Also removed same area 1769-3 loose reddish soil, rough stones - many larger than fist size, not quite 1 bucket of sherds, 5 small tile frags. only. 1769-3(b) is at same level as 3, at east half of cella and goes deeper near east wall - very black from fire - in area approx. 0.40 x 0.80 x 0.25 m. loose, very small stones only, and few only, over 1 bucket of sherds, but only 2 tile frags. In 3 also found some figurines - placed in separate bag. Lamp with trefoil lip in 1769-2, and one small frag. of transparent glass with irridescence - if blown glass it would have to be as late as Augustus. For area see Film 136-28. In Trench 11, removed N 6-9, E 14-18, dark soil, heavy debris rough stones, and worked blocks (left as found), 2 buckets of sherds, and about 3 buckets of tiles, and inscribed marble frag. F 911, some architectural marble frags. and Page 1814 architectural frag. F 912; F 911 also. Trench 11 also removed strat. 1, debris, dark soil, many rough stones east 14-18, 0-1 south of n. quadrangle wall - to depth of 0.14 m. below top of stylobate. About [fraction: 1/4] bucket sherds, only 4 small tile frags, some glass F 914, Section 1813-1. Dug also Trench 11, E 2-10, N 2-4, upper debris, rough stones, dark soil, great quantity of rough stones, same as 1743-1 and 1667-1, some glass F 916 (s1amp Broner XXVIII) inscribed marble frag. F 913, handle of Broner type XXVIII lamp F 918, about 1[fraction: 1/2] buckets of sherds and 2 wheelbarrow loads of tiles. Stacking tiles up near fence some distance east of quadrangle. See Film 136- Removed also Trench 11 E 10-14, N 2-4, upper debris, dark soil, many small rough stones everywhere but no worked blocks, about 2 wheelbarrow loads of tiles and about 3 buckets of sherds. Broner type XXVIII lamp handle F 919, no glass or other finds. Tiles placed near fence east of quadrangle Page 1820 Removed also Trench 11, E 6-14, N 4-8, upper debris, dark loose soil, many rough stones, 1743-1, about 4 buckets of sherds about 4 wheelbarrow loads of tiles, stone & marble sculpture F 909, 910. Stratum like 1813-1, same debris. Finished removing in Temple A north 28-30, west cella, center, p. 1731-2, 1733-2, a fill, reddish fairly compact soil with some small rough stones but few - on east half of nave, but dark & looser on west half, one bucket of sherds, no tiles. F 923, iron ring, and coins F 924 & 925. See Film 136-35. Also \also Alon Brist\ lamp frags - pinched lip type F 926. Finished removing also Temple A, west cella, north 26-28, center (nave), p. 1731-2 (for 1731-1 see p. 1723 Diary). From 24-26 north, dark compact soil, very few stones, small ones only, over 1[fraction: 1/2] buckets of sherds and 1 nondescript tile frag. only (thrown out). Tile frag. Curium clay - red, white bits, dark