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

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… niche cannot have gone further north. The n. side of the niche cannot, or it is at least most unlikely that it did, for the following reasons: 1. The slab closing the back of the niche would be too narrow. 2. The back of the cornice (lintel block) is cut at the point where it met the partition wall between rooms 2 and x 3. xx 3. We think that the niches were originally windows. If this is so then if we placed the north side of the

niche further north the opening would be blocked by the partition wall. Set capital (jamb capital) for room 2 doorway in place. Restored s. jamb also up to missing jamb capital (to level where this would have been placed). Completed restoration of n. jamb of room 1 doorway. No new jambs have been made for either doors - they are all original.

30 Nov.51. Removed S. Bldg., room 3 center, P. 2833-5, stratum of stones a littl[e] less than foot size - hardly any soil. Two or 3 stones appear to be either under stylobate wall or else projecting into it. 7 sherds only. No other finds. No tiles. Removed S. Bldg., room 5, s.w. corner south of early rubble wall 2905-1(s) and 2907-1(s) loose reddish soil, few stones averaging about double walnut size, nothing larger, about 13/ bucket sherds, and about 1/3 bucket tiles which I am storing on early wall running East e-w. No other finds. Removed also from same stratum along s. face of early rubble wall at 0.90-1.50 e. of w. stylobate wall and at 00-0.30 m. s. of early rubble wall handful of sherds (18 sherds) no tiles, placed in separate bag numbered Bag 2. See Film 160-34. Removed also along north face of early rubble wall (a trench 0.35 m. wide) P. 2905-1(n) handful of sherds about 1 bucket of tiles which I am stacking under column 5 against w. stylobate wall.

loose reddish soil with hardly any stones - none larger than walnut size. See Film 160-34. No trace of early chevara wall found north of early rubble wall. No other finds. Removed S. Bldg. room 3 under pavement at s. end of center P. 2833-6 loose brown soil with three stones about 12/ bucket in size; about 2 handfuls of sherds, no tiles, no other finds. Removed also P. 2833-7 reddish moderately hard fill, about 1 bucket full of stones averaging slightly less than foot size. 8 sherds only. No tiles. No other finds. Rock bottom. The rubble stylobate wall is founded on rock - same character as south face as seen inside storeroom. No sign of footing trench.

Removed S. Bldg., room 5, center, s.e.corner, below level paved floor, 2909-1, loose reddish brown soil, few stones only (dug last spring) about 1/4 bucket sherds. 7 small tile frags thrown out. Removed same area P. 2909-2, loose reddish soil with no stones larger than walnut size except in immediate vicinity of drain, to south of it - very few. Two handfuls of sherds and 1/8 bucket tile frags. which I am stacking on top of drain cover block. No other finds save few bone frags. which I've placed in sherd bag.

1 Dec.51. Saturday. Heavy rains. No work. 2 Dec. Sunday

3 & 4 Dec. 51. Mr. Hill began restoring s. flanking wall of stairway of SE Bldg. See Film 162-1 and 161-36. Also began restoring n. wall to s. of doorway of room 1 and s. wall of room 1. Found at SE corner of SE Bldg. in debris F 1946 (lamp Broneer type XXVIII) and F 1947 stone bowl (See Film 162 nos. 3 & 4). Removing remains of debris at n. end of room 1 of S. Bldg. Small amount only Few sherds & tile frags. thrown out. Refilled pit sunk below pavement at s. end of center of room 3. See section P. 2833. See also Film 162-no. 2 for bottom side of paving block.

Mr. Hill in the course of removing blocks from s.e. corner of SE Bldg. stairway finds F 1948 near F 1946 and 47. See Film 162-5. [inserted: [underlined: Lamp (XXVIII)]] In cleaning up part of temporary dump & water washings off s.w. corner of S. Bldg. found coin F 1949 at 0.88 s. of west wall near corner. Removed S. Bldg., room 5, center, s. end, under fallen block 2909-1w, reddish- [illegible] in size; about