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

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… but only rough ones removed, from foot to bucket size in fair quantity besides smaller ones. About 1 bucket full of sherds. Coins F 1995 & 1997. A little over 1/2 bucket tiles which I am stacking at 4.00 <u>Page 3026</u> s. of S. wall and on wall running north south at 11.00 m. e. of w. wall of SE Bldg. Worked blocks not yet removed. 2 figurinefrags. F 1998. No other finds. 14-18 March 52. Dug intermittently with team of 5 men from 14 March - 18 March (rain interrupting work) south of S. wall of SE Bldg. - debris only - many rough stones averaging between fist and foot in size but some larger - loose dark surface soil. Area cleared between S. wall & fence. No tiles & very few sherds - a surprising factor. <u>Page 3032</u> 19-21 March. Finished removing 3.00-5.00 m. s. of S. Bldg. 39.00-43.60 east of west wall. 2633-2, loose darkish soil, very few stones - none larger than fist size - apparently all fill - no debris. About 1/2 bucket sherds - 4 tile frags. which I am throwing out. One coin F 1999. No other finds. 24 March 52. Removed 00-1.50 m. s. of S. Bldg. 00-1.00 m. e. of w. wall, 3012-2, dark reddish soil, loose, quite clean with hardly any stones at all. 2 handfuls of sherds - no tiles. No other finds. Dug down to bedrock. The curb of the road (probably a road curb) just off s.w. corner of bldg. stood when foundation for S. wall was constructed, but the wall at 2.00 m. s. of S. wall & approx. parallel with it goes under the road & road curb. It is clear that it is earlier than this period of the road. This wall may be precinct wall before construction of S. Bldg. 25 March. Holiday. <u>Page 3034</u> 26 & 27 March. Removed surface soil s. of S. Bldg. 3.70-6.30 m. and 0-2.00 m. west of w. wall (line of w. wall) dark loose soil - practically no stones removed. See Film 166-2. No tiles. 3 sherds - thrown out. March 28 & 29. Removed S. Bldg. corridor 3 (alley 3) 00-0.60 m. n. of S. wall, 3031-1, not hard but fairly compact stratum of both reddish & dark soil mixed throughout moderate number stones averaging between walnut & fist size. 5 small tile frags. - thrown out - 4 sherds. Broneer type XXVIII lamp (F 2000) No other finds.xxxxxxxxxx The dark patches in the soil I see now is due to charcoal - quite a bit of it. Removed same area 3031-2, more homogeneous stratum than 3031-1, about four stones fist size. The rest - not very many - averaged about walnut size. Dull brown soil, 2 handfuls of sherds. 1 pipe frag. F 2001, small box thin blown glass F 2002. No tiles. No other finds. See Film 166-5. <u>Page 3038</u> 31 March 52. Removed same place 3031-3 loose slightly redder brown soil, fair number of stones averaging between egg and fist size, handful of sherds, 1 Hellenistic but no ribbed - no tiles - no other finds. Removed same area but 0.60-1.60, 3031-1, same as 0.60 - 1.60 but with fewer stones and smaller. Handful sherds. 2 bones (animal-sheep) placed in sherd bag - 2 tile frags. thrown out. 1 ter. lamp frag. F 2003. <u>Page 3052</u> 1 April 52. Removed same area 3031-2, like that removed from 0.00-0.60 n. of S. wall. About 1/8 bucket sherds, 1 small roof tile frag., thrown out, 2 iron frags. placed in box with sherds. No other finds. <u>3031-3</u>, loose 2 Apr. 52. Removed S. Bldg., cor. 3, 0.60-1.60 m. n. of S. wall, reddish brown soil with fair number of stones - all rough ones averaging not much more than egg size but two up to foot size. No tiles, only 1 piece charcoal unlike 1 & 2, both of which contained charcoal in this area. About 1/6 bucket sherds - none ribbed - 1 Hellenistic - 1 piece lead placed in sherd bag. No other finds. 3 Apr. 52. Removed same area 3031-4(a), loose, some reddish brown soil some dark brown - no charcoal - relatively more stones than in 3031-3 - rough ones - larger than above, two buckets of larger stones foot size - rest nearer egg size. About 1/3 bucket sherds - no other finds. <u>Page 3056</u> Removed same area also 3031-4(b) - same as 4(a) except no foot size stones - but all small averaging egg size. 9 sherds only. No other finds. 4 Apr. 52. Stratum 3031-4(b) terminates with layer consisting almost wholly of chavara - xxxxx dug a little into this to find foot of foundation of west wall of room 3. From here at foot of wall found 3 sherds. <u>Page 3062</u> 16 May 52. Removed 00-4.50 m. s. of S. Bldg. from 49.80 m. W. to s.e. corner, stratum p. 2641-3, moderately loose containing great amount … continues