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

Feb. 5& 6. Set up 2 drums and capital found in room 4 of S. Bldg. (Arch. blocks 246, 248, and 247) on west stylobate of room 3 at 2.48 m. south of north wall. Top of n. 246 has letters EB on edge of drum. Made 2 squeezes of this. These squeezes to be filed by Christofis (draughtsman). The stylobate & plinth here are restored (new)

Removed S. Bldg., room 5, east side, 5.70-9.85 m. north of s. wall, 2497-3, reddish brown loose soil, many rough stones double fist size (average) but some up to foot size. About 1/3 bucket of tiles which I am stacking at 8.20 m. n. of s. wall of building. About 1/2 bucket of sherds and handful sherds from sieve. No other finds.

7 & 8 Feb. Removed S. Bldg., room 3, west side, 00-5.55 m. north of south wall 2501-1, great many rough stones, more stones than earth, averaging triple fist size, but some up to bucket size; loose dark soil; 3/4 bucket sherds; 5 tile frags. only which I am stacking up on west wall at 2.70 north of s. wall. No glass. Some figurines in separate bag. Lamp nozzle F 1573, figurine (heavy frag. terracotta)

of standing draped female wearing double necklace and holding something in her right hand. I think we have found a similar piece before, F 1574, 1 ivory object F 1575 Pot handles bearing Cypriot characters F 1575-9 all placed in single bag. One figurine frag. among sherds in sherd bag.

9 Feb.Work called off after breakfast owing to rain. Set up lower drum for column 3 in room 5, S. Bldg. 10 Feb. Rain. No work. 11 Sunday.

12 Feb.Finished removing room 3, west side, 00-5.55 m. north of s. wall, 2501-2, all fill moderately loose red soil with comparatively few stones, all rough ones averaging about egg size, largest being about fist size. Far more earth than stones. One tile fragment only - placed with

sherds in bag. About 1/2 bucket of sherds. Nozzle ter. lamp F 1580. Pot handles with incised characters F 1581-3, and 2 figurine frags. placed with sherds. No glass, no other finds. Restoring west stylobate, room 5, south of plinth (restored) 4. Stylobate between plinth 3 and 4 (both restored) already restored. See Architectural Notes, pp. 2496 & 2508. Also Films 147 & 148. Plinth 4 (restored) rests partly on restored stylobate and block (to north side) and partly on ancient block found in situ (on south side). All blocks between plinth 4 (restored) and plinth 5 (restored) are ancient. The large one, the 3rd s. of plinth 4, was found in situ but tilted down toward west. Raised to be level with e. side.

ARCHITECTURAL NOTES. Col. 3 to col. 6 axis to axis distance ..... 7.26 3/7.26 2.42 intercol. (average) cols. 3 to 6 We know that the intercolumniation on w. stylobate is irregular. Between col. 1 & 2 it is 2.33. Both ancient plinths were found in situ as far as their north-south position is concerned with 2 ancient coping blocks taking up the distance between the plinths. There is no doubt therefore about the figure 2.33 m. South of the plinth of column 2 are two more ancient coping blocks which give a lineal distance of 1.845 .27 1/2 ancient plinth col. 2 .275 1/2 restored plinth for col. 3 ----- 2.385 intercolumniation col. 2-3