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

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26 Feb.51. Removed room 3, s.e. corner, p. 2533-3, very loose, mainly reddish soil, few stones averaging egg size at largest, about 1/5 bucket sherds, no tiles whatsoever. 1 figurine F 1611. No other finds. From sieve came about 1/5 bucket sherds. No tiles. Reset upper drum on lower column 1, room 5, w. stylobate after correcting level of lower drum - inclination. Took squeeze

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of letter A on top of lower drum and of AB on top of upper drum. Have already taken squeeze of letter A on top of capital on edge of relieving surface with top of A on edge (Arch. block no. ). No letter on bottom of capital. Removed portico 00-2.70 m. east of e. wall of corridor 4 - 2469-1, same as 2541-1. 2 handfuls of sherds and wheelbarrow load of roof tiles which I have stacked on bedrock immediately north of portico stylobate approx. opposite w. stylobate of room 4. Frag. figurine left with ^the sherds.

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27 Feb.51. Removed S. Bldg. portico opposite room 4 center and east side & corridor 3 2551-1, reddish & moderately loose soil with hardly any stones at all, about 2 handfuls of sherds, and

14/ bucket of tiles which I am stacking on north wall of S. Bldg. immediately east of main threshold - coin F 1612, and 2 pot handles with incised letter A, F 1613. Removed S. Bldg., room 3, s.e. corner, p. 2533-4, corresponding to 2297-6 (Dec. 7, 51) very loose reddish brown soil, but apparently many more stones here than further north (2297-6) and not nearly so large - mainly fist size but some up to foot size. No tiles. About 1/2 bucket sherds. 5 pot handles bearing incised letters F 1614. From sieve came about 1/4 bucket sherds and frag. figurine F 1615, and pot handle with incised character F 1616. Removed portico 00-2.70 m. east of e. wall of corridor 4, 2549-2, about 2 handfuls of sherds

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moderately loose soil, that is not hard though somewhat compact, very few stones removed, almost only soil. 10 tile frags. No other finds save small glass frag. F 1617. Am stacking tiles on north wall at north end of e. wall of corridor 4. Am digging in this area only where early floor of pebbles does not occur - right along broken edge of floor on west side. Removed same area p. 2549-3 moderately loose reddish soil with many rough stones averaging fist to foot size. About 1/2 bucket sherds, 11 tile frags. which I am stacking on north wall just east of those from stratum 2. Stone with character E on it which I am placing with tiles and bronze frag. which I am placing in envelope, without

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find number. No other finds. 1 March 51. Removed room 5, west side, 2.45-5.40 m. south of n. wall, 2529- 1, reddish loose soil, with small rough stones only, averaging egg size, about 1/4 bucket sherds, 2 tile frags. which I am throwing out and 1 pipe frag. which I have placed among sherds. Ribbed wares. No other finds. Removed also west side just south of step at north end worked block (Arch. bl. no. ) to w. wall. See Film 150-25. Removed soil under block down to level of top of 2529-2. Removed also west side 5.40-11.55 north of s. wall p. 2523-2, on either side of early wall, loose reddish soil, many rough stones- averaging about foot size with two or three up to bucket size, about 2 bucket

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of sherds, 2 tile frags. & pipe frags. which I am stacking on early wall. Pipe frags. I am giving F number F 1619. Also some blown glass F 1620. No other finds. See Film 150-26. Removed room 3, s.e. corner, p. 2533-5, darkish brown very loose soil with more stones than soil, all rough ones averaging about foot size with some up … continues