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

No tiles. At S. end of this area there was some dark red soil which appears to be a bit of undisturbed natural stratum. 1 sherd only from this which I have placed in sherd bag for 2625-5.

Margin left: F 1711

6 Apr.51. Removed room 5, center, 7.45-8.60 S. of n. wall and 00-2.13 e. of w. stylobate, 2665-3, no real change from 2663-1 and 2, few stones none larger than egg size. About 1/4 bucket sherds. 2 tile frags. placed in sherd bag. From sieve came 3 handfuls of sherds. No other finds. See Film 154-3. Removed also here 00-1.14 m. w. of e. stylobate 2665-3. No real change from 2663-2. Very few stones largest being

egg size. About 1/10 bucket sherds. No tiles. No other finds. From sieve comes 2 handfuls of sherds. No other finds.

Margin left: A185

7 Apr.51. Saturday. Men working 8 1/2 hours a day instead of 8 hours - beginning daily 1/2 hour earlier - at 6.30. In 6 days they accumulate 3 hours credit in this way so that they may quit on Saturday at 12:30 instead of 3.30 as before. Removed 4.00-7.00 m. S. of S. Bldg. 47.60-49.00 m. east of west end, 2613-2, much like 1, loose soil varying from reddish brown to dull brown, fair quantity of stones averaging about double fist size, but some up to half bucket in size. 4 sherds only - 1/5 bucket tiles which I am stacking by fence opposite corridor 1 at 7.00 S. of S. Bldg.

Margin left: F 1749

Removed room 5, center, 7.45-8.60 S. of n. wall, 00-2.13 east of w. stylobate 2663-4, down to bedrock, hard dark red natural fill over rock. 5 sherd frags. only, small nondescript sherds, placed in box. No other finds. Removed same as abutt 00-1.14 m. w. of e. stylobate

p. 2663-4 same fill over bedrock but slightly looser than west of early wall. Two handfuls of sherds. Few rough stones averaging walnut size. None larger than egg size. 1 pot handle with incised characters F 1733. No other finds. No tiles.

9 April51. No excavations. Contractor put on roof of new guard house behind stylobates of room 3 of S. Bldg. The shuttering was put up yesterday - without my knowledge (Sunday) and the drawing ignored so that in some places the planking is much too low. The result is that behind the west stylobate the roof is as thick as 16 cm. instead of 9 as it should have been. Behind the south & east stylobates it is 10 1/2 to 12 which is alright. It slopes outward all around 1 cm. to take care of water. The concrete is 1:2:4 (standard). Work completed. 12 men worked 8 1/2 hours each receiving 15 s. in pay of contractor.

11 April51. Removed last week S.E. Bldg., East 21.00-24:00, N. 00-5.00 S. 00-4.00, surface soil, loose and darkened by roots of vegetation and leaves about 0.10 m. only in depth. About 1/6 bucket sherds; about 1/2 bucket tiles which I am stacking on wall at 24.00 m. east and 4.00 m. north. From here came also figurine frag. & stone (or marble) slab (tile) which I am placing in sherd bag. Also Bronzer type XXVIII lamp frag. F 1735. No other finds.

Margin left: F 1912

Most of stones left as as found - those fist size and larger - smaller ones in moderate quantity removed. See Film 154-12. Removed also S.E. Bldg., E 24-31, and N 2-5, surface soil, much same as above, 2 handfuls of sherds, and 2 handfuls of tiles which I am throwing out. From here comes coin F 1736. No other finds. Removed also SE Bldg. E 30-31, N 00-2.00 and S 0-6, dark to reddish brown soil mainly reddish stones larger than fist size left, moderate amount stones removed, fist size and smaller.

10 sherds only; 5 tile frags., one pot handle with Cypriot character F 1737. Storing tiles next to on wall at 30.00 m. east and at 4.00 south. No other finds. Not more than 10 cm. of depth removed. Removed also S.E. Bldg., E 30-39 and N 6-13, same as above; very little soil removed, only enough to show great pile of fallen stones beneath. See Film 154-10. 4 tile frags. only. No other finds. 1 marble tile F 1738.