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

Diary Page 1470 con't south bay (part of Page 1472 wall over holes for brick brackets). Removing part of old dump about 10 m. north of room 3, bath.

7 June 1949 Continued removing part of old dump about 10 m. north of room 3, bath. Continuing to dig out cistern. Removed all of 1467-9 up to 65 cm. of cistern walls, all dark, very dark soil, with few stones only, rough ones, averaging about half fist size. Down to stratum 9 there were many more stones and much larger ones. No thin blown glass or lamp fragments found in 9 to date although all soil has not gone through sieve. Stratum 10 being about 2 cm. below top of settling pit in center (page 1467). It has larger rough stones and more stones than 9, with portions blackened by chavara. A little glass - moulded glass of a heavy fabric - came from top of 10. The same fabric also occurs in 9.

Page 1478 The lead bowl, F[illegible], was found right side up with its base in 11 and its mouth in 10. Soil in 11 is fairly consistently very dark and heavy. Many sherds. The pottery when mended should produce some fairly complete pots. Stratum 10 produced a stamped amphora handle - F700. All the pottery in 11 being cleaned as found with a knife before removing. A few round stones from 10 - probably river stones. One rough stone measures 0.28 m., greatest dimension. Most of the pottery in 11 was lying at approximately the same level. The lowest had its lowest point at 0.43 m. A coin was found at 0.40 m. below cistern floor. Am leveling off at depth of coin after removing all pottery. The coin is F699. Ptolemy 116-80 B.C. Mr. Hill continues to restore north wall of room 3 in order to carry moulded coping blocks which went over hollow wall facing

Page 1482 of brick tiles. Mehmet removing upper stratum of brown soil in room 2 hypocaust at extreme west end near flue leading from room 3 hypocaust. None of black accumulation over hypocaust floor in room 2 removed as yet. Found A.P. six which proves that brick panels supported by brackets had a marble revetmentat least in room 2. Removing worked blocks and other stones immediately to south of large plunge bath. See section page 1261-1; and also film 126-9, 10 and 11, and A.P. 4 and 5.

8 June 1949 Finished digging out settling pit in cistern 3, section page 1467-12, very dark heavy soil, with five rough stones only. Largest 0.20 m. (greatest dimension) down to smaller than fist size. No lamp or glass framents unless sieve should produce some, some animal

Page 1484 bones (stratum 11) and one bronze gragment (stratum 12). Bones and bronze fragment placed in boxes. Note some very small fragments of Roman lamps (first century A.D.) coming from sieve belonging to stratum 8, center. Began removing the rest of stratum 9, the stratum over the sistern floor from 0-65 cm. from the walls. No change from that removed from 65 cm. to center but all finds being removed separately. Mehmet under Mr. Hill's direction continues to dig in northwest corner of room 2, hypocaust, north of flue leading from room 3 and between pilasters and first row of piers. He finished removing upper stratum of brown soil and began removing black accumulation over floor dating from period of final use. Found F703 in upper stratum of flue. Continued removing old dump 10,00 m. north of bath. Finished removing stones from 1361-1 south of large

Page 1490 plunge bath, 0-160 m. south of south wall. Twelve men only working today and since last week. Michalis continuing to restore north wall of room 3 to receive moulded blocks under Mr.Hills' direction.