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

Margin left: 1/8 bucket sherds; few bone frags. and 8 broken roof tilefrags. which I am stacking on s. stylobate wall against w. stylobate wall. No other finds.

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5 Dec.51. Removed Curium Gate (see plan P. ) w. porch, ne corner, P. 2913-1, darkish loose soil near top but reddish further down - comparatively loose, few stones averaging about fist size or little smaller. About 1/7 bucket sherds all from upper part of stratum; about 1/4 bucket roof tiles which I am stacking at n. end of gate wall. No other finds. See Film 162-9. Dug just w. of corner some time ago for which see section see section P. 1123. Yesterday in cleaning here may have dug deeper than 1123-5. Found trace of water pipe line. Placed frags. pipe in bag F 1950.

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Removed Curium Gate, w. porch, ne corner, 2913-2, down to remains of pipe line, moderately loose reddish soil with fair number of stones averaging not more than fist size; 2 handfuls of sherds; no tiles; see Film 162 - . Some glass frags - one clear flat piece F 1952.

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6 Dec.51. Removed Curium Gate landing (e. of gate wall to next wall farther east) 2.35-3.25 m. north of s. wall, 2915-1, dark loose soil with many rough stones averaging about fist size, about 1/4 bucket of tiles which I am throwing out about 1/3 bucket of sherds; 2 figurine frags which I'm placing in sherd bag. No other finds.

Removed small amount soil below level of pipe line 0-0.40 m. west of Curium Gate wall on course of pipe line only; handful of sherds only. No other finds. Soil about same as 2913-2. The pipe line is clearly older than the gate wall and the west porch wall of the gate. The gate wall blocks it, on its w. face as does the porch wall, also on its w. face. The east face of the porch wall does not reach the depth of the pipe line. It is founded on earth. No trace of pipe line.was found here but the remains of the pipe line occur immediately to the west of the w. porch wall.

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Mr. Hill continuing to restore SE Bldg. stairway. See Film 161-1 and 14. Masons Panayiotis & Stephanis. Christo foreman.

7 Dec.51. Dug small trench at 1.80-2.25 m. w. of w. porch of Curium Gate to see whether there were any extrant traces of pipe line coming s. of votive deposit (Altar 2). None found. Dug to depth of 0.39 m. See Film 162-15. About 1/7 bucket sherds including ribbed wares, all thrown out. No tiles. Refilling trench - sherds left at bottom.

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Sunk small trench (pit) at juncture of Curium Gate porch wall and main drain. Removed 2923-1, loose brown earth, moderate number of stones measuring on average less than fist size, about 3 handfuls of sherds. 4 tile frags. which I have thrown out, and lamp F 1953.

Removed Curium Gate east landing 2.35 m. -3.25 m. n. of s. wall, 2915-2, same as 2915-1 but containing part of large worked block which I am placing at center of gate wall. About 1/3 bucket sherds, about 1/4 bucket tiles, and 17 pipe frags. F 1954, 2 figurine frags. F 1955 and glass F 1956. No other finds. Stacking tiles behind orthostate on landing wall. See Film 162-16.

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Removed w. of Curium gate porch, just north of drain at juncture of porch wall & drain wall (n. side of drain) 2923-2, no noticeable change from 2923-1. Handful of sherds, no tiles, no other finds. The porch wall is founded on an earlier wall (see section) which is bonded into drain. The later porch wall is not thus bonded.

Removed 00-0.80 m. average w. of w. porch wall of Curium Gate and 00-0.70 m. s. of drain 2925-1, loose brown soil with fair number of rough stones averaging about fist size with some up to foot size. 1/8 bucket sherds and 1/8 bucket tiles which I am throwing out. Small box thin blown glass F 1958. No other finds. The porch wall here corresponds to early

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wall showing in 1923. It is bonded into drain.

11 Dec.51. Removed Curium Gate landing (e. of gate wall) 2.35-3.25 m. n. of s. wall, 2915-3 same as 2; about 1/6 bucket sherds, about 1/4 bucket tiles, about 1/4 bucket pipe fragments F 1959. Have stacked tiles on landing wall at 3.10 m. n. of s. wall. From here came also some thin blown glass F 1560.(1960?).

In S. Bldg., room 5, east stylobate wall, dug holes in e. face of wall to find w. face of earlier wall. See Film 162-25-33 incl.