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-1- TRENCH 2
A (1) The earliest certain L.C.II deposit in trench 2 is that which was cut by the walls of the earlier L.C.II house in 2:21, i.e., the earth from the 1937 level to 11.40 to 11.45 to rock. The following sherds were found in this section: 75% plain; one lamp fragment 2 sherds L.H.III coarse (One inscribed, G24) " " White Slip II " " Base Ring II (one white paint) " " Wash Ware " " Black Slip
15 decorated sherds
(2) Partly contemporary with A(1), partly with B and possibly C(1) are the following levels, going to bed-rock in the region behind the circuit wall: 2E2W: 12.21 to 12.35; 2E5W: 12.03/12.61 to rock; 2E4W: 12.59 to rock. The sherds are the following: 75% plain (one inscribed, G23) 5 sherds L.H.III (Sh519, 520, L.H.IIIB, high in deposit; Sh534, L.H.IIIA, low in deposit) " L.H.III coarse " White Slip II " White Slip II " Base Ring (2 white paint), (Sh535) " Wash Ware " Burnished Slip " Monochrome " Red Polished, etc. " decorated sherds
B (1) Accumulation of the period of use of these houses falls into two categories: a) Bothroi belonging to these houses, pits 3.5; 2:8, pit 1; 2:12, pits 4.5; 2:20, pits 1,2. These contained the following pots and sherds: 70% plain P752, 753, 797, 798 2 pots and 48 sherds White Slip II (P750 counted as sherds), (11 as sherds) " Base Ring II (P751, one painted) " Wash Ware (P752, Sh119, 120) " Burnished Slip (P762, Sh227) " Bichrome " Monochrome(?) (of one pot) " White Shaved (Sh227) " Black Slip " Red Polished, etc. 222 sherds decorated 243
b) Earth accumulated over the early floor in 2:21 N, under the N-E corner of 2:26: 50% plain 25 sherds White Slip II 11 " Base Ring 4 " Red Polished 40 decorated sherds
4292 dec. sherds listed
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