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

Diary page 2469 2468 No. 2469 darkish red loose soil

Removed corridor 1. 00-6.10 n. of s. wall, 2289-9, darkish red loose soil characteristic of that found over bedrock, few stones only, rough ones averaging egg size; largest fist size; about 1/2 bucket sherds. Figurine of Handle with letter T. No tiles. No other finds. dog? F 1551.

Page 2470 20 Dec. 50. Removed room 3, west side, 5.50-7.50 n. of s. wall 2445-2, reddish loose soil, many rough stones averaging egg size - some up to fist size; 9 tile frags. Throwing 7 nondescript frags. out and placing two, with sherds. About 1/2 bucket sherds. Two frags. lamps saucer type F 1555, and coin F 1554 at bottom of stratum. Removed room 4, center, north half, debris under fallen blocks 247, 246, 248, 249, column shafts and capitals. for which see Film 146-14. Light brown

loose soil, very few stones, averaging fist size; about a wheelbarrow and 1/2 load of roof tiles which I am stacking on level of foundation of floor 2 lamp frags. stylobate at about 2.50 m. n. of s. wall. About 1 bucket shards. F 1556. F 1556. From here came also marble piece F 1557. Removed room 4, center. 00-1.17 m. w. of e. stylobate, 9.55-9.60 n. of s. wall of building. 2445-4, darkish brown soil, not many stones, rough ones averaging egg size, largest about first size; about 1/2 bucket tiles; about 1/4 bucket of sherds. Lamp frag. found at bottom of strat. at about 0.30 m. from stylobate, F 1565. and bronze nail F 1566. No other finds. from sieve came about 1/2 bucket sherds.

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Page 2480 Removed room 5, east side, 5.70-9.85 m. north of s. wall 2353-1, reddish brown soil, rather hard and compact near center between walls but looser near them; many rough stones, great majority averaging about fist size, none larger than bucket size but very few of these, about 2 buckets of roof tiles which I am stacking on early wall at 9.75 m. north of s. wall. About 1/3 bucket of pieces of lime concrete which I am placing on top of stack of tiles. About 1/2 bucket shards. Some thin blown glass frags. F 1567. Strat. later than 50 B.C. and earlier than 102 A.D. (Bldg. inscription). Removed from sieve about 1/6 bucket tiles thrown out. Base thin blown glass, with them. About 1/6 bucket tiles thrown out. Base thin blown glass, bottle. Coin F 1569. Lamp frag. F 1570.

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Page 2484 21 Dec. 50. Removed 2445-5, 00-1.17 w. of e. stylobate, 7.55-9.60 n. of s. wall of building dark red fairly compact soil of type characteristic of that found over bedrock; very few stones averaging less than egg size - largest up to fist size. No tiles or sherds. This stratum appears to have been untouched even antiquity. See Film 146-no. 22.

8-12 Jan. 51. Cutting column bases and coping blocks for stylobate of room 3 of S. Bldg.

13 Jan51. Removed S. Bldg., room 15, east side, 9.85-15.50 north of s. wall, 2483-1, loose reddish soil, many rough stones averaging about egg size, but some up to foot size, about 2 buckets of tiles broken up into small frags. About

Page 2486 ARCHITECTURAL NOTES. S. Bldg., room 3, center. Cont. from p. 2485. Remeasuring the center with greater care I find that the distance from the s. face of the main threshold block in n. wall (at east end of block) to the north face of the s. stylobate where it is least weathered & projects most toward north is 13.95. From center of block to center of s. stylobate, however, it is 13.95; and from west end of block to s.w. corner of s. stylobate foundation wall in room 5 is about 15.98. The width of the stylobate is about 86 cm. The column bases in situ (approx.) are in from the e. edge of the stylobate about 0.52 m. The width of the base 0.54 m. brings the west face of the base about 0.32 m. in from the w. edge of the stylobate.