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

Removed also 00-2.40 m. s. of S. Bldg. and 00-1.00 w. of s. projection of e. wall of room 5 (e. face) 2949-2, moderately loose reddish brown soil - about 12 buckets of rough stones (not many) averaging about egg size. All fill. No tiles. About 1/10 bucket sherds and 2 figurine frags. F 1969. No other finds. Removed 00-2.40 m. s. of S. Bldg., 00-1.00 m. w. of s. projection of e face of e. wall of room 5, 2949-3. Page 2958 moderately loose dark reddish brown soil with very few stones averaging about walnut size, about 1/4 bucket of sherds and 1 figurine F . No other finds. All fill.

5 Jan52. 5 men. Fine weather. Removed same area as above 2949-4, down to bedrock on which s. wall of S. Bldg. is founded - dark red compact soil, about 3 buckets of rough stones averaging egg in size (not very many) no tiles, no sherds no finds - a natural undisturbed stratum. No trace of any footing trench for construction of foundation of wall. Page 2962 Removed 24.00-25.30 m. e. of s. w. corner S. Bldg. 2615-3 (1.10-3.00 m. s. of s. wall) compact dark reddish soil with many stones averaging between egg and fist size; no tiles (1 tile frag. thrown out) about 1/5 bucket sherds. No other finds. Removed 00-1.75 m. s. of s. wall of S. Bldg. 39.00-40.00 e. of w. wall 2633-4. loose brown soil with small rough stones averaging about egg size none larger than fist size. About 1/6 bucket sherds. 3 tile frags. which I am stacking on early wall running nobth-south. Lamp frag. (saucer type) F 19671. No other finds. Page 2964

Removed 12.00-13.30 m. e. of w. wall of S. Bldg. and 00-1.20 s. of s. wall 2947-3 immediately below level of early chavara floor (traces extant near early wall which is contemporaneous with it) see photos - a consistent fill of reddish soil with few stones - rough ones, not larger than egg size - no tiles, about 3 handfuls of sherds and 4 ter. figurine frags. F 1972. No other finds. Dug down to bedrock. Page 2968

Removed 12.00-13.30 m. e. of w. wall of S. Bldg. and 2.00-3.00 m. s. of s. wall 2947-3(s) much the same as 2943-3 (see above) about 1/5 bucket sherds; no tiles, no other finds. 6 Jan 52. Sunday, rain in morning.

7 Jan52. Removed 00-1.90 m. s. of s. wall of S. Bldg. & 00-0.75 m. e. of w. face of w. wall of room 1 (s. ppojection of w. face) 2941-4, down to bedrock, compact red soil about wheelbarrow load of stones varying from foot to fist size on average. Almost all stones on top of stratum forming a kind of foundation for a floor or some structure. Handful of sheds, no tiles, Roman lamp frags. F 1973, 3 frags. figurines F 1974, and pot handle with incised letter A F 1975. No other finds. Page 2970

Removed 39.00-39.70 m. e. of w. wall of S. Bldg. and 0.40-1.70 m. s. of s. wall 2951-5 (2633-5) moderately compact red soil with few stones only, all rough ones measuring on average from egg to fist size. Sherds found only on w. side of thin wall showing in section - 9 sherds only - no other finds. On e. side dug down to bedrock. On w. side down to a blue substance appearing here and there at the same level - sent a sample to Nicosia for examination (taken by Megaw for us).

8 Jan52. 5 men. Removed between e. wall of S. Bldg. & w. wall of SW Bldg. 7.80-9.00 m. n. of s. e. corner of S. Bldg. P. 2955-1, very dark brown soil, loose fill with many rough stones some as large as foot size but most averaging from egg to fist size, about 1/4 bucket of sherds & Page 2972 1 bucket of roof tiles which I am stacking up against e. wall of S. Bldg. at 9.50 m. n. of s. wall. Frags. of glass lamp saucer type w. pinched lip - blown glass. F 1976. No other finds.

Removed same area but 0.70 - 1.90 m. n. of s. wall of S. Bldg. (s. face) 2957-1, loose reddish brown soil with many rough stones averaging about fist size about 1/6 bucket sherds including ribbed wares and 2/3 bucket tiles - no other finds. Have thrown tiles out.

Removed 00-0.50 m. w. of w. face of e. wall of S. Bldg. and 00-1.00 m. n. of n. face of s. wall of S. Bldg. p. 2953-1, loose reddish brown Page 2974 soil with moderate number of stones averaging from walnut to fist size, all rough ones. 1 tile frag. only - thrown out. Handful of sherds and nozzle of Gk lamp F 1977. No other finds. Possibly some of this is our own fill to level off floor of guard house - the trench being in s. e. corner of Guard House. See Jan.ll for