Kourion Complex Trenches

KOURION TRENCH VIII

Trench no. 8 was sunk in the hope of finding a continuation of the street prominent in trench no. 2. This hope was not realized.

The trench revealed a series of rubble walls, d[handwritten: ]signated on the pla , whose ultimate significance was not revealed by the trench dug. The fill, from just below the surface to the floor, was composed almos entirely of debris of fallen buildings, almost certainly due to the s earthquake noted above. On the floor, were found the fragments of six coarse ware pots, too fragmentary to be mended, but certainly in situ. Also on the floor were found nine late Roman coins.

In the earthquake debris were eleven late Roman bronze coins, and the following:

Gold ring with paste stone Two bronze tripod(?) feet, of "lion's paw" type Large fragments of two type twenty eight lamps. [handwritten: St 9] Foot from a marble statue

In trench no. 9 was found a large wall or foundation, of uncertain date but late type. Its use is uncertain. In sections [handwritten: /-Δ] was found a complex of small walls, faced by a threshold. This too is of late date. The filling was of sand.

The sherds found in this trench were entirely from late Roman coarse ware. Other finds were:

One bronze coin Small fragment of alabaster pot Flat piece of sawed bone, maybe part of a comb.

Trench no. 10

Trench no. 10 revealed the remains of a large collonade, of Roman late, only 0.75 below the suface, covered with sandy soil without ratification. This building seems to have been in a tollerable