J. F. Daniel, Kourion/Kaloriziki 1934John Franklin Daniel

June 11cont'd Wall in VI A seems to be of two periods, the upper inserted: 0.30 to 0.50 of small stones in earth, the lower part of better stones in mortar.

Wall in VI B changes at 1.20 (floor level) from

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rough work of larger small stones to more even work of small stones. Dug on B side to 1.80

VI-Δ a = cutting of 20 x 3 cm., off to south b = sloping up ca. 20 cm. to north c = sunk 0.50-.60 from d, 0.25 from e d slopes off rapidly to depression continuing east inserted: in E of Δ e = bed-rock floor at 2.05 m.

VI A very hard black stone in cutting,

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filling packed hard with loose stone. In cutting there, one unidentified coarse ware and one geometric sherd with, dark brown bands ca. 1 cm. wide (each). The stone, which does not seem to be local, is worn smooth on the top, the sloping east side, and the corners.

VI Φ 1.50 a great number of iron tacks found lying on the ground.

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June 12, 1934TRENCH VI VI Ξ On plan, p. 33, depth of following parts: a: 0.85, b: 1.03, c: 1.40, d: 1.30, bed-rock 1.75 e = wall (?) of square-cut stones, flush with, or to 10 cm. above, bed-rock. Rock in Ξ covered with plaster, and cut with two water runs leading to cistern Drains in Ξ 20-30 cm. wide, 0.05-0.20 deep. Simply hollowed out of bed-rock.

Wall at Ξ O rests on bed-rock at point α (1.60 below surface), and runs, with its bottom at this level, over the rocky fill over the cistern. From α to β the bed-rock is cut down ca. 0.30, and δ is ca. 0.10 lower still, acting as intermediary. ε slopes gradually but not too evenly uphill to the west, the total variation of height being about 0.40.

The wall is 1.30 from top to bed-rockinserted: (at α), and the top is 0.30 from the surface, hence \struck through: [illegible]\ point α is 1.60 from the surface.

From the drain channel at the entrance to the cistern to the surface is 1.85.

On O side wall also 1.30, face smoothed with plaster which must have held fresco, of which many fragments were found in VI O-Π-P.

Rests on thin layer inserted: (ca. 5 cm.) of small levelling stones upon bed-rock. Bed-rock cut down straight to a floor 0.60 below wall. Relatively smooth to wall at Σ, save for cistern(?) at Π.