J. F. Daniel, Bamboula V May 1937–Mar. 1938John Franklin Daniel

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TR. 2, UNIT 25A SOUTH AREA pithos pit

Drawing: stratigraphic section; labels: 10.45=58, 10.45=58, 10.72=10.90, pithos

1. [drawn symbol: square with diagonal hatching] = crushed sandstone, mainly pure 2. [drawn symbol: square with coarse diagonal hatching] = crushed sandstone, much limestone, & coarse sand. 3. [drawn symbol: square with dots] = crushed sandstone with a little grey red brown earth [drawn symbol: solid black square] = rock, sandstone 4. [drawn symbol: cross-hatched square] Brown earth with lime & sand.

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from p. 45 out below the 11.09=11.15 level. After digging out the pit, which stops off stones at 11.54, we dig below the 11.09=11.15 level. Here too the earth is very soft with coarse sand, much like that of the pit save that it is a trifle redder. This stops at a slight d slight difference, much the same earth, but greyer and more packed, at [illegible] 11.419 11.31

Unit 25A (south): Dig below 10.45= 10.58 through the same white floor, and find a level in the same material at 10.72 = 10.90. This is nearly pure ground sandstone & limestone, with a little earth & gravel. It is very loose.

Unit 26: Digging outside the pit we find loose sandy brown earth, as mentioned above, This too seems to be a pit. It slopes up west on the line of the early wall, but east and south it stops at firm red. brown earth with white grits, from the 11.09=11.15 level on down.

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