G. H. McFadden, Kourion Complex (Apollo) X May 1950George H. McFadden

DIARY 8 May 1856

Propylon

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court

& part of this debris. Many rough stones arvng about 3lbs. reddish loose soil - some lime plaster. placed with tiles which I am stacking up against north wall on bedrock. See Film 137-8. Removed debris in front of threshold to room 1 of W. bldg. separately - shards found here very few and all also near rock. placed with others shards along north wall. About 1/2 wheel barrows of tiles - placed with others & stacked up against north wall. See Film 137-8. The debris in the propylon court appears to reach almost everywhere down to bedrock. The earth is distinctly reddish, very loose, full of rough stones & tiles, although the tiles are not found in great quantity. Along walls bits of lime plaster were found in debris -

In Temple A, e. cella, center, north 28-30 + dug 1761-4 on either side of early wall and a little further to south. All soil in rock cut deppression east of early wall was black becoming harder and more compact toward bottom of stratum, no stones no tiles, no ashes noted but soil ince quite black. There was some of this black soil at west of early wall also. More than 1/2 bucket of shards, no lamps, no glass. 1761-4 also contained red soil, looser than

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