Bamboula, Area E–F

AREA E Daniel House VI (E.IV)

Only one building period was represented among the levels excavated in house E.VI. None of the floors was cut through. The undisturbed levels consist of accumulation over the floors, and of building debris. 1) In cutting for wall of TV.7 (Stratum of tombs) 5 sherds LC.III plain; 1 sherd LC.III Dec. 2) Accumulation was found in an undisturbed condition in the following sections: E.VI.1, 8.77 to 8.81, W. pit; E.VI.4, 8.96 to 8.99; E.VI.6, on rock floor. The following vases have been mended:

Bowl ware: P983, P2949 Amphoroid krater with relief lines: J.F.D.VII.92.7 P2705 LC.III Dec (Sherd of tombs involved.) P2835 E.TV.7 (Sherd of tombs in ash to bedrock)

The sherds were:

90% plain at least 71 PWM I +176 18 sherds Bowl ware + 38 +8 BSB 1 L.H.III 1 White Slip II +2 6 White Slip I 5 Base Ring II +2 3 Base Ring I 13 Wash ware +1 2 Burnished Slip not found 1 Monochrome 3 Red Polished 53 decorated sherds

2) Building debris was found at the following levels: E.VI.3, 8.40-8.62; E.VI.4, 8.70-8.96; E.VI.6, burnt brick to 8.95.

The sherds were:

90% plain (2 sherds of vent pipes (?) ) 21 PWM II 7 sherds Bowl ware +7 (8.9 8.82-8.96) 2 L.C.III painted 4 L.H.III Lo. Mus. 1 L.H.III, coarse tempered 1 R.L.III 7 Painted 11 White Slip II +2 1 Base Ring II +1 7 Wash ware +2 1 Burnished slip Bambola ware 1 Monochrome 1 Black Slip 51 Red Polished decorated sherds

Shed bag cards for 1) Tr.21:24 pit below 8.77; do. 8.77-8.79; do. 8.79-8.81 (last); Tr.20:9, 8.96-8.98; Tr.20:6 on rock, basket 1/2; do. basket 2/2; Tr.21:24 small pit in rock W. Following sherd bag cards seem applicable for 2) although they yield the above noted numerical discrepancies: Tr.20:6 to Tsyáñsa in burnt brick; Tr.20:9, 8.70-8.75; do. 8.82; do. 8.82-8.96; do. to 8.95; do. to 8.96 in E.; Tr.21:24, 8.45-8.55; do., 8.55-8.64; Tr.25:25, 8.40-8.62.

Stamp: 2 still unidentified