Bamboula, Area E–F

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(c) The south central pit in 21:17S belongs to L.C.I. Two sherds of L.C.I. date may easily be intrusive. The sherds are: 50% plain 2 sherds White Slip II (joins) 12 " " White Slip I 11 " " Base Ring I 24 " " Wash Ware 1 " " Monochrome 3 " " Red Polished 53 decorated sherds

B. Period B consists of the L.C.II floor levels. The 7.25 floor in 21:12 may have been used into this period, but since all the sherds in the floor material are of L.C.I date, it has been listed in A(2). (1) Material below the L.C.II floor was found in 21:17N, 6.87 to clay over 7.08. The following sherds were found: 4% plain 7 sherds White Slip II (of one pot?) 1 " White Slip I 4 " Base Ring 15 " Red Polished, etc. 25 decorated sherds

(2) The material of the L.C.II floor was excavated in 21:17N, at 6.74 to 6.87. It contained the following sherds: 20% plain 1 sherd White Slip II 5 " Burnished. 4 decorated sherds

(3) Material on the L.C.II floors was found in the following sections: 21:12, 7.17 to 7.25; 21:17N, 6.72 to 6.74, in line of E-W wall, 6.72 to 6.74; 21:17S, 6.85 to plaster, bothros (1.00 to bottom). The following sherds were found: 50% plain 5 sherds L.H.HI (Photo Bam.'39,KK 12) 2 " L.H.III wash (" " ") 132 " White Slip II 121 " Base Ring (some white paint) 2 " Wash Ware 4 " Burnished Slip 1 " Shaved Ware 6 " Monochrome 2 " Red Polished 1 " White Slip I 1 " Foreign, painted 283 decorated sherds

C. For the most part only one clear L.C.III floor was found, with pottery lying in-situ directly upon it. In 21:12, however, traces of a second plaster floor were found over that registered at 7.17. The material of the lower of the two floors was entirely L.C.II, and has been considered under B(3) above. The upper floor was built during L.C.III, but it wore, and in many cases the main L.C.III deposit was lying directly upon the earlier 7.17 floor. The material in the upper floor has thus been considered under C(2), in spite of the fact that the pottery of C(5) lies in places on the lower floor. (1) contains material of L.C.III date lying under the floor material. The levels are: 21:17N, 6.70 to 6.72; 21:17S, 6.70 to 6.83, E and W pits below 6.83; 21:29, 6.62 to 6.65. The sherds were: