Bamboula, Area A Strats A–G

AREA A STRATUM E THE STREET

In spite of the fact that the street was frequently resurfaced, there is no difference in the final paving to indicate a gap between the collapse of the two houses in question. Strict contemporaneity is proved by two sherds, Sh209 and Sh211. Although these are from one and the same Submycenaean vase, one sherd was found on the surface of the street under the debris of house A.V, the other on the same level but under the debris of house A.VI. We conclude from this that houses A.V and A.VI collapsed at the same time, and that this was after the introduction of the Submycenaean ware.

E(2a) [handwritten: The successive pavings of the streets contained the following:] [handwritten: h-m-t 6 PWM II] 80% plain sherds 3 Submycenaean (Sh209, 211) [handwritten: LC III imitating Myc III C:2] 1 Ware VII (?) (Sh200) (Ware VII of AJA, 1937) 33 L.C.III Painted (P788, Sh67a-b) [handwritten: 18 bowl] 2 Bucchero [handwritten: bowl] 11 White Slip [handwritten: 8 WS II 1 WS I] 9 Base Ring 7 Wash ware (Sh208a) 7 Red Polished, etc. (Sh168b, 203, 210) 73 decorated sherds

E(2b) Accumulation of stratum E in the area between the street and the circuit wall contained the following sherds: [handwritten: predominantly PWM II] 80% plain sherds 23 Submycenaean 60 L.C.III Painted (Sh532) [handwritten: LC III Dec. Ceramic 43 bowl 6 LC III Dec. Ceramic] 6 Buccherо, wheel-made 3 L.H.III B/C [handwritten: 2 III B/C (Lupin-like ware?)] 1 L.H.III, coarse temper 3 Foreign, painted 17 White Slip II 14 Base Ring 22 Wash ware 4 Light burnished, wheel-made [handwritten: + 1 Bamboula ware] 11 Red Polished, etc. 163 decorated sherds [handwritten: sh 727 ~ complain with]

E(3) The building debris of stratum E over the street contained the following sherds: [handwritten: all coarse ware found was handmade except 2 PWM II] 90% plain sherds 2 L.C.III Painted [handwritten: not found] 1 L.H.III [handwritten: at least 2 WS II] 3 White Slip 4 Base Ring 5 Wash ware (Sh77, 208b) 1 Brown burnished 8 Red Polished, etc. (Sh76) 24 decorated sherds