Bamboula, Area A Strats A–G

AREA A -35- STRATUM D

1 sherd light Burnished 9 " Black Slip (Sh323) 37 " Red Polished, etc. 357 367 decorated sherds

These strata comprise the following levels as recorded in the field. For convenience I list a correlation of the present room numbers with those of the field notes and those of the plan AJA,1938, p.263, fig.2.

Here Field AJA 1 8 2 1 31 3 4 34 4 7a 38 5 7 37 6 6 36 7 2 32 8 3 33 9 12 40 10 9 39 11 13 41 12 5 55 10 ............East of A.VII.9 11 ............ " " " .2

The levels are:

D(1) 4:5, 9.74 to floor; 4:9, to 10.17 floor; 4:13, 9.92/10.16 to 10.24; do., NE, to 10.24 level; do., S, to 10.24 level; do., gravel spots in S.; do., 10.24 to 10.30; do., SE corner, to 10.30, with some from grey earth of 4:10; do., 10.30 to stones and rock; do., SE, in stones to rock; do., S, (and 4:10, NW) to 10.20.

D(2) 4:1, 9.53/9.69 to 9.43/9.76; do., pit, top at 9.69; 4:2, in 9.10/9.38 and to 9.22/9.40; 4:3, sherds on 9.21 floor; do., pit (intrusion no. 2); do., 9.21 floor to 9.30/9.44 (chavara); 4:4, S., on 9.09/9.22; do. do., on rock; do., 8.94/9.12 to rock; do., SE pit, 0.20 to 0.46; do. do., 0.46 to 0.85; do. do., 0.85 to bottom; 4:5, on E. wall (?); do., SE depression; do., on 9.64/9.87; do., 9.64/9.87 to 9.74; do., NW pit, 1st 10 cm.; do.do., 0.10 to 0.20; do. do., to bottom; 4:6(H), 9.44/9.55 to ...; 4:7, on 9.52; do., in pithos no. 3; do., 9.52 to 9.62; 4:7a, 9.44/9.55 to earth over 9.49/9.62; do., earth on 9.46/9.62; 4:8, In ash fill to oven floor; IVB and IIIY 9.50/9.59 9.44; 4:9, to earth over 10.00/10.02 in NW corner, etc.; do., on 10.00/10.02; do., further cleaning on 10.00/10.02 floor; do., NE pit; do., W. pit; 4:12, on 10.37 floor; 4:13, on 9.92/10.12; do., 9.92/10.12 to 9.92/10.16, with some from S. depression; do., S. depression at 9.92/10.16; [handwritten: do. do., additional cleaning]

D(3) 4:1, 8.95/9.35 to 9.23/9.47; do., 9.23/9.47 to 9.40/9.55; do., in post at 9.01, to 9.40/9.55; do., 9.40/9.55 to 9.55/9.69; do., in S "wall", 9.55 level to 9.43/9.76; 4:2, tumble over 9.10/9.38; 4:4, ext.(4:7), in stone pithos; 4:6, 9.37 to ...; 4:6-7, to 9.37 and 9.52 respectively; 4:8, to 9.42/9.55;