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

F 1659

Removed room 5, east side. 00-6.00 m. north of s. wall; 2238-2, debris from wall and debris, rubble and rill thrown in over debris; loose reddish soil, not many rough stones averaging about foot size; some large fallen blocks. See Film 146, 1 & 2, and 4 & 5. About ¼ bucket at 3.90 m. n. of s. wall. Piece of gypsum placed with tiles which I am stacking on cart wall along stylobate at 4.85 m. n. of s. wall. About ½ bucket sherds. No other finds From sieve came 1/6 bucket sherds. No other finds

Page 2432 Removed corridor 3, 00-3.00 m. s. of n. wall, 2237-3; reddish loose soil; many rough stones averaging fist size but fair number foot size and a few bucket size; 1 bucket tiles which I am stacking on floor at bottom of stratum under threshold in w. wall, in n.w. corner of corridor. Two small worked blocks I have placed by tiles. About ½ bucket sherds. 3 lamp frags., all of saucer type F 1504. No other finds.

Removed from sieve about 1/5 bucket sherds. See Film 146 - s. wall 2229-5(b), dull darkish brown loose soil, not many stones, all but 1 rough ones averaging fist size but a few foot size. No tiles. About ½ bucket sherds. Placing worked block on early wall at 4.85 m. of s. wall. From here came coin F 1507 at bottom of Page 2434

stratum. See Film 146-8 and F 1508 (coin) See Film 146-9 & 10; and ivory or bone whorl(?) F 1510. From sieve about ¼ bucket sherds and badly corroded small bronze finds - thrown out - bronze only. Removed also corridor 1, 1.10-4.66 n. of s. wall 2289-6, a narrow trench where soil was much looser than elsewhere along foundation wall for w. wall. Soil here also much redder, hardly any stones - only very small ones about finger nail in size. No tiles. Scarab F 1509. No other finds. No sherds or other finds from sieve. Removed room 3, e. side, 2.90-4.20 n. of s. wall, 2251-4, loose brown soil with many rough stones a little larger than fist size with some foot size ones; ¼ bucket tiles which I am stacking on east

foundation wall at about 3.50 m. n. of s. wall; about 1½ buckets sherds; 2 lamp frags. F 1511; bronze ring F 1512; inscribed handle with Cypriot character F 1515 and stamped handle F 1514 and another incised nozzle lamp 1515, and another incised handle F 1516. No other finds. Removed from sieve 1/3 bucket sherds and coin F 1517 and small frag. blown glass - rather clear with irridescence which has flaked off. Removed corridor 4, 1.70-4.60 n. of s. wall, 2237-5, slightly reddish brown soil, very loose, many rough stones averaging walnut size, largest ones about fist size. About ½ bucket of tiles which I am stacking on c. foundation wall. At 1.70 m. n. of s. wall. About ½ bucket of sherds. Stamped handle F 1519.

Page 2442 Removed from sieve about ½ bucket sherds and some animal bones - placed w. sherds 4, west side, 1.70-5.30 n. of s. wall, 2321-5, few stones only, averaging fist size. None larger than few loose darkish brown soil; no tiles; about 1/5 bucket sherds; no other finds. From sieve came about 1/12 bucket sherds, and some animal bones which I have placed in sieve bag. No other finds.

Page 2445 16 Dec. 50. Removed in S. Bldg., room 5, w. side, 2445-1, in trench started before war for which see p. 485. At 5.50-7.50 n. of s. wall. Removed p. 2445-1, dark red soil hard reddish soil, about 3 or 4 buckets of rough stones averaging about egg size. Largest ones being fist size.

No tiles. About 1/5 bucket sherds, 2 animal bones placed w. sherds. No other finds. From sieve came about 1/10 bucket sherds. [stamp: stylobate 2447-1?] Removed 4, center, 00-2.05 m. s. of s. wall, 2445-5. No other finds. Stratum consistent throughout - characteristic of soil over bedrock. 12 sherds. No tiles. No other finds.