Bamboula, Area A Circuit Wall (extracted from McFadden's notebooks)

Circuit Wall (10 Eight stages are represented in the history of the wall and reflected in the stratification of the area. These are: I The "bothros" and Tomb 1 antedate the construction of the wall. The bothros appears to belong with other bothroi found within the walls, and is included with them in period A(1b). Tomb 1 contained the following objects: 1. Terracotta spindle whorl 2. Amphoriskos, R.P.I(?) 3. Amphora, R.P.I(?) 4. Sherds of several R.P. pots with filled incisions. R.P.III? [handwritten: P2841]

For a fuller discussion see part II, p. 000 II Material dating from soon after the construction of the wall was found on bed-rock in 2E1 by the inner face of the wall. The sherds were: 2 sherds L.C.II Pithos ware 1 " Hand-made plain ware 1 " L.H.III (Sh502) [handwritten: III B (?) Lw Mrc] 4 sherds

Of about the same date is the stony fill of B(5). The circuit wall was built during stratum B (underlined). Walls I and II are perhaps contemporary or at the beginning of stratum C; former more probable. Material which may be tumble of walls to the original circuit wall. They lie on stratum A(4). Material from 11.59 to 11.75/11.76. The sherds are listed under B(2) I and II was found from 11.59 to 11.75/11.76. The sherds are listed under 2E1, from 12.26 to 12.54; III Deposit of L.C.III date was found just west of the wall in 2E1, from 12.26 to 12.54; E. of F. wall of 2:22, 11.35/11.73 to strosis B(5), west, and strosis A(2), east; Unit in Wall, 11.57 to 11.59. The following sherds were found in these levels: 75% plain [handwritten: At Level 196 PWM E] √1 sherd Black on Red (Intrusive) [handwritten: Lypomme; and wine] √139 " L.C.III Painted (P816; SH67, 469, 553) [handwritten: + Sh729 a-b; all bowl wine except one classified as Kalamaki ware, but which is in WPI] √1 " Straw-bound bichrome (Sh168) [handwritten: WP (Continue); no noted as from A/C] 11 " Bucchero, wheel-made bS 1 " L.H.III B or C 11 " White Slip II 9 " Base Ring 16 " Wash ware √1 " Burnished Slip (Bamboula ware) √6 " Red Polished, etc. 196 decorated sherds IV Deposit belonging to the early Archaic wall was found at the following levels: 2E1, 11.40/11.63 to 12.26; Unit in Wall, 11.45 to 11.57; E. of E. wall of 2:22; 11.23 to 11.35/11.73. The following sherds were found: