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780 dec. sherds listed
TRENCH 21:6,7,8,9,15,14,19,22, 23
A Period A comprises the L.C.II remains under L.C.III houses in this area. (1) Probably earlier than the construction of the houses, and in any case earlier than the accumulation over the floors, is 21:13B, pit in 8.56, under wall III. It contained: 1 sherd L.C.II plain 6 sherds Base Ring [handwritten: "Venus"]
(2) The floors of the early house are dated by the sherds built into them. These contain: L.H.IIIA: Sh546 L.H.IIIC coarse temper: many sherds
(3) Accumulation over these floors was isolated in the following areas: 21:6a, 8.08 to 8.19; 21:6b, 7.88/8.09 to 7.84/8.14; 21:13a, 7.96/8.08 to 8.13/8.20; 21:15 S-W, 8.08 to 8.12; pit below 8.10; 21:13b, 7.97 (ca. 8.10) to 8.08 (?), 21:13c, 7.75/7.96 to 8.01. The following sherds were recorded: 50% plain 2 sherds L.H.IIIB 1 Painted 22 White Slip II 18 Base Ring 4 Wash Ware (Sh567) 12 Plain rich clay 2 Monochrome 5 Red Polished 66 decorated sherds
(4) Tumble over the L.C.II accumulation, prior to the L.C.III fill, was found at the following levels: 21:6a, 7.75/7.95 to 8.08; 21:6b, 7.71 to 7.84/8.09; 21:15a, 8.06 to 7.96/8.08; 21:13S-W, 7.87 to 8.06; 21:13b, 7.07(W) to 7.97 (ca.8.10); 21:13c, 7.72 to 7.75/7.96. The sherds are as follows: 65% plain 4 sherds Bowl Ware (jeius)(le pieco) 1 L.H.IIIB 8 White Slip II 1 White Slip I 8 Base Ring 12 Wash Ware 3 Shaved Ware 5 Plain, rich clay 1 Monochrome 4 Red Polished 45 decorated sherds
(5) A L.C.II bothros was found in 21:3. It contained the following sherds: 50% plain 5 sherds Bowl ware 1 L.C.III(?) painted [handwritten: upper half] 5 Painted bowl 14 Bucchero, hand-made 2 L.H.IIIC coarse temper 58 White Slip (mostly poor) 133 Base Ring 26 Monochrome 11 Black Slip 5 Red Polished 231 decorated sherds
65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain