Field notes·PU-Mu 1050, Box 4, folder 19·1934–1954

Bamboula, Area E–F

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 64 of field notes PU-Mu 1050, Box 4, folder 19 (Bamboula, Area E–F), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 4, folder 19, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 64 of 79

HOUSE VII not published as a whole by either D. or W. on plan. -2- the "white floor" at 9.01-9.37 may represent a habitation level but it 20:12 E.VII.11, 9.01/9.08 to below 9.61. The sherds were: [handwritten: Sh564 Sh751] 85% plain (3 crucible frags; Sh565; one painted pithos sherd) was swimmable but is covered 47 sherds Bowl ware (Sh568) at least 48 PWM II were here 1 Wheel-made Base Ring bl slip 4 Buchero, wheel-made 28 Buchero, hand-made (of one vase?) 9 (?) L.H.III:C or Cypro Myc. 1 indeterminate 1 mr found 1 Painted LC III(C?) 6 White Slip II 18 Base Ring II 2 Brown Burnished 21 Wash ware 2 Monochrome 2 Red on Black 2 Black Slip 8 Red Polished 149 decorated sherds 151

+2 frags bronze { 1 LC III painted (?) Thamiri 9 1 Bamboula ware

2) Accumulation on the last floors of house VII was found at the following levels: E.VII.1, on 9.20; E.VII.2, on 8.96; E.VII.5, 8.76 to 8.78; [handwritten: V.6] [handwritten: V.3] [handwritten: V.8] ing levels: E.VII.7, to rock in N-W, W.pit; E.VII.8, 9.45 to 9.44/9.49; E.VII.9, 9.44 to [handwritten: V.10] [handwritten: V.9]

9.46. The following vases were found at this level:

L.C.III painted: Amphoroid krater (E.VII.8) [handwritten: V.9] Curved bowl (P982) Pilgrim flasks: P1202, 1203 Sypeunn Pyriform jug: P1204 Jug with side-spout: P1205 Plain ware: Jug: J.F.D.VII.18.5 [handwritten: P2852] Whorl: Mi 136?

In addition to the pottery, the following small objects were found at this level: Cylinder seal: J.F.D.VII.92.2 not found, apparently not catalogued Ear-ring, lead: J.F.D. VII.92.3 [handwritten: M211] [handwritten: M245]

The sherds were: 95% plain (vent pipe frags.: Sh561) at least 31 PWM II 1 Sherd L.C.III painted wide-necked kraton amphora? 1 L.H.III indeterminate 3 White Slip II 7 Base Ring II 6 Wash ware 1 Monochrome 19 decorated sherds

3) Building debris was found at the following levels: E.VII.1, burnt to 9.20; E.VII.2, 0.20 to 8.96; E.VII.3, to 8.63/8.67; E.VII.6, 8.65 to 8.76; E.VII.7, over 8.98 to 9.22; E.VII.8, over 9.00/9.05 to 9.45; E.VII.9, 9.13 to 9.44; E.VII.11, 2nd red to 9.01/9.03.

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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