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

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Removed same area E 34-38, soil darker and looser on average than from 30-34 and there were many fewer stones averaging about egg size, the largest being not much more than fist size. 2 tile frags. - thrown out. About 1/8 bucket sherds. No other finds. See Film 156-8. Removed SE Bldg., area E 22-27, N 10-15, 2717-1, dark loose soil with great many rough stones averaging from egg to fist size - no larger ones removed. 4 tile frags & brick frag. 1/3 bucket sherds including frags. of terracotta pithoi. Frag. column and 3 small frags. worked stone placed with tiles on north wall at E 24 N 9.45, 1 figurine frag. placed with sherds. No other finds.

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, page number: Page 277424 May51. Removed SE Bldg., E 22-25, N 6-9, 2745-2, reddish compact soil with many rough stones averaging from 1/2 to foot size. About 1/2 bucket of roof tiles which I am stacking up at N 8 on wall at E 25. 8Sherds only. No other finds. Removed SE Bldg., E 35-38, S 0-4, 2763-2, loose greyish buff soil with very few stones averaging about egg size; none larger than fist size; no roof tiles whatsoever; about 1 bucket sherds. Pot handles with incised characters and 1 with stamp F 1836. Also 1837-38 and coin F 1839. See Film 156-11. This stratum was all fill. It still continues further down. Foreman and digger both think soil contains much ash. Also F 1878. Removed SE Bldg., E 30-35, S 0-4, 2763-2, moderately compact reddish soil with very few stones - averaging about egg size; none larger than fist sizeno ash as from E 35-38. About 1/3 bucket roof tiles only. Am stacking these at E 30 on wall at S 1.00. About 1 bucket sherds. No other finds. This stratum consists in part probably of debris. Removed S. Bldg., room 1, E. side, 1.50-5.90 S. of north wall, wall 2714-4? red hard soil, over bedrock, few stones only which average about fist? walnut size; none larger than egg size. No tiles. Handful of sherds including one sea shell. Coin F 1840. See Film 156-12. No other finds. From sieve came handful of sherds only.

, page number: Page 277825 May51. Removed SE Bldg., E 35-36, S 0-4, 2763-3, exactly like 2763-2, no change; no roof tiles; 1/8 bucket sherds; 1 figurine man's head - hand modelled solid, placed in sherd bag. No other finds. See Film 156-13. Removed also east of early wall, E 36-38, S 0-4, 2763-3e, exactly same as 2763-3 and 2763-2. No roof tiles. Over 1 bucket sherds. Some bronze frags. including nail and spear head F 1843, pinched lip saucer type lamp F 1844, and black glazed lamp frag. F 1845. No other finds. See Film 156-13. Also F 1876 & 7.

[illegible26 May51. Removed SE Bldg., E 12-22 12-18, N 12-16, same stratum as N 10-12, E 12- 22 (Diary p. 2762), p. 2757-1, dark loose soil, worked blocks left as found and and as they appear in Film 156-19 & 15. About 1 bucket tiles which I am stacking on threshhold block at N 12, E 13. About 3/4 bucket of sherds. F 1847 (figurines) and coin F 1848. 3 worked architectural frags. placed with roof tiles on top] of stack. No other finds. Stratum throughout just same as N 10-12 (Diary page

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2762). Also perforated handle of Roman ter. lamp probably Bronaer type XXVII. Placing some architectural frags. with tiles.

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Diary Vol. XV, page 2808 Monday 28 May 51. Removed SE Bldg., E 36-38, S 0-4, 2763-4e, moderately compact reddish brown soil, light colored, with very few stones, largest about egg size. No roof tiles. All fill. About 1/10 bucket sherds. Two figurine frags. of horses placed in sherd bag. 3 small badly corroded bronze frags. thrown out. Early lamp frag. F 1849. No other finds. Removed also w. of early wall approx. E 35-36 S 0-4, 2763-4, exactly same as 2763-4e e. of wall (E 36-38). No tiles. About 1/2 bucket sherds. 1 frag. figurine - horse's head in sherd bag, and F 1850, 1851. No other finds.

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Removed SE Bldg., E 30-35, S 4-6, 2813-1, about same as E 30-34, S 0-4. (Diary p. 2762). About 1/5 bucket sherds tiles and 1/8 bucket sherds (late Roman). No other finds. Debris and surface soil. From E 30-33 a good number of large fallen rough stones averaging about foot size - some up to bucket size. See Film 156-16.