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

Page 2832 1 June 51. Removed SE Bldg. E 50-55, S 4-6, 2813-2, moderately compact reddish brown soil with few stones, rough ones only, save for few from E 50-51 which have fallen from wall and which I am leaving as found. Rough stones average about fist size, but few up to foot size. About 1½ buckets roof tiles which I am stacking at S 10 E 55 on east wall. About ¼ bucket shards. Also coin F 1868, lamp 1869 glass frags. F 1872, and one figurine frag. F 1871. No other finds. This was a stratum of debris.

2 June51. Some days ago removed pavement block s. end of room 3, center, one 2nd from east stylobate wall, section P. 1833-1, loose reddish soil with moderate amount of stones, mostly about fist size. About 1/10 bucket shards. No tiles. One pot handle with incised letter F 1871. Removed here also 2833-2, lighter soil (in color) then 1, loose reddish brown. 5 or 6 stones only ranging between egg & fist size. About 1/10 bucket sherds. Page 2834

4 & 5 June 51. 2 men only. Removed S. Bldg. room 3, center, s. end under pavement block 2835-3, moderately loose reddish soil with good number rough stones averaging from egg to fist size - none larger. No tiles. About 1/9 bucket sherds, 3 tev. figurine frags in sherd bag. No other finds. Handful of sherds from sieve thrown out. Mr. Hill arrived June 1.

6-10 June. 2 men only, removing dump between Baths and SE Bldg. 11 June. 5 men. Set up tripod over n.w. corner of SE Bldg. court. Cleaned [handwritten: ...] fallen wall in w. portico. See Film 157. 12 June 51. Found coin F 1884 over pipe that drained water from large stone pithos. court Mr. Hill cleaned n.w. corner of SE Bldg. court, found some bits of wall plastering that covered outer face of wall that supported the pithos & found some bits of pithos near its base - just south of s. face of pier. See Film 157-. This plaster is same as that found on s. face of bottom drum of pier. It does not curve with circumference of half engaged column on which it occurs but appears here to have been part of the supporting wall's plaster. The lower drum was found not quite in situ. An earthquake appears to have thrust it to 0.05 to 0.07 m. toward north. The wall on the stylobate Page 2846

is after that earthquake. It is not clear when the retaining wall was built but probably before the earthquake. 15 June 51. 5 men only. Removed several days ago SE Bldg. E 12-22, N 10-12, 2759-3, moderately compact reddish brown soil with fair number stones ranging from egg to foot in size. Nearly 1/3 bucket sherds and 1/3 bucket tiles which I am stacking on north wall of E 10.00. A few thin blown glass frags. which I am placing in box in sherd bag. No other finds. Some arch. frags stacked w. tiles. Removed also S 12-22, N 13-16, 2757-3, 2759-3, same as above down to bedrock and 11 tile frags. which I am stacking on late wall at about 1/8 bucket sherds and 11 tile frags. Have placed 3 chunks E 16 N 15.50. No other finds from this stratum with tiles on stack. S 4-10, 2815-3, moderately of lime concrete from this stratum ... Page 2850 Removed also several days ago SE Bldg. E 20-55, - sand small ones averaging about compact reddish brown soil with few stones - most small which I am stacking on wall egg size - very few any larger. 13 tile frags. which I am placing in box in sherd bag. Both half at E 35-5 5. About 1½ buckets shards, 2 glass frags, and lamp frags. F 1895, coin F 1897 & F 1909.

F 1918-20 Setting up (after taking down to insert additional courses) n.w. pier with half engaged columns in SE Bldg. court. 2 For this purpose we had three new stones made. For second course we had 2 stones cut, the square block and the 3rd course one half column only. Both half columning in 4th course - and for the 3rd course we used 5 stones 14 June 51. 5 men only. we have clamped to the square block with iron clamps buried in cement (1:1) n.w. pier with jamb of room 2 and north bench of room 2, SE Bldg.; Removed 00-0.24 m. north of n. lower door 2855-1, being a stratum consisting of foundation of wall (c. wall of room); loose reddish earth - from fist to bucket size, loose reddish earth - 5 small tile frags. More stones than earth - from fist to bucket size. Some tile frags.