Bamboula, Area B

627 dec. sherds listed

A The following sherds were found in the foundation trench of the well: LCIIA/B 40% plain pithos; most handmade; some PWM II 8 sherds L.H.IIIC 5 Lev.Myc 1 indet. 0 rims missing 1 Painted, Dark on light Sh 749 2 Painted, Bichrome on cream 11 White Slip II 5 White Slip I 13 Base Ring (at least 6 B.R.I) 190 Wash Ware (One applied white; 3 wavy line in res. band) 13 Monochrome 1 Red on Black 1 Light burnished 1 Bamboula ware 54 Red Polished 297

* BA. The following sherds were found on the floor of the well 55% plain pithos & mostly h-m 34 sherds White Painted I at least 4-5 of these look like today's pithoi and 10 rims alone (light small jar, others hemina amphorae?) CGIA 1050-1000 11 Pseudo-buccheo I 1 L.H.IIIA A:2-B Sh 743 monochrome 1 Base Ring early a transitional pimp. 47

C) The fill of the well from 8.00M. to over the floor contained the following sherds: 90% plain as attached 20 sherds Black on Red I-II 131 White Painted III-IV 59 White Painted II (lowest section) 4 Bichrome 6 Pseudo-buccheo II (lowest section) 2 L.H.IIIT 2 Painted, dark on light 2 White Slip II 1 White Slip I 6 Base Ring 44 Wash Ware 3 Monochrome 5 Red Polished 283 decorated sherds

intrusive contexts - 1. well build LC IIA/B 2. " -- closed end of LC IIIB 3. " -- well continuously until Cypr. Archaic I ca. 600 4. " -- clean at 800 with predominantly loose fill

Built masonry ends Phase 7 t.e.

Shard bag cards: A Tr.11, Pit in loose stony fill (outside) Bangrab; Tr.11, Well Bangrab grey stoic to 2.00 (70cm.); do., stone and konnos fill in Rock cutting; do., Bangrab in konnos fill to lowest deg. B. Tr 11 well on floor; do. in drainage pit at bottom

* The following sherds designated as being in the water (above the floor of the well) are presumably to be considered together with B1: (P2800, with cross joins to C1, was recovered from sherds) pithos with 90% plain, most h-m, 19 PWM II, some Pl.UM. 34 sherds WbP 29 I late or II 1 sherd WS II 2 " Bl-on-red 2 " Lev.Myc. 28 " Bl. slip bucch. 1 " RP 1 " BR SBC: Tr.11 Well Wash (2cards) C1