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KOURION TRENCH NO. III
As indicated on the plan, trench no. III revealed sections of four houses of the Roman period. The walls are of rubble, with many reused blocks. The floors, with one exception, are of hard-packed earth.
These houses, as, in fact, most of Kourion, were destroyed by earthquake near the end of the fourth century A.D. It seems certain that there was no warning of the disaster, since we have found objects and even skeletons of persons trapped by the collapse of the houses.
House no.1.
On the floor we found two skeletons, of people crushed where they were standing when the earthquake occured.On one of the skeletons were a plain bronze ring, and a gold ring set with a grey stone. On the floor around them were:
Bronze pitcher, with double-conical body and horned handle; h. o.075 [handwritten: P134] Jug of coarse ware. Incomplete. h. as pres.: o.285; diam.: o.25 [handwritten: P135] Bottom only of pointed amphora. Ribbed coarse ware [handwritten: L47,112] Two terracotta lamps, type 28
Seven bronze coins, late Roman.
House no. 2
On the floor in the room entered from the base of the stairway were:
[handwritten: St 13] Rough-hewn bowl of sandstone. h.: o.08; w.: o.238 [handwritten: P129] Bomb-shaped pointed amphora. Vertical loop-handles on shoulder; h.: o.558; w.: o.330 [handwritten: P130] Amphora with base-ring, profiled mouth, and handles from neck to shoulder. Pale brown clay; ribbed. h.:o.495; w. o.376 [handwritten: P131] Deep bowl with vertical handles. Deep red coarse ware. Incomplete: bottom gone. w. o.235
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain