Houses

Most REU's with domestic finds (aside plofs wifh deposits only) are known to contain buildings showing rectangular or trapezoidal plans (Figure 7.4). Apsidal houses have also come to light (Touloupa et al. 1966a; Demakopoulou 1973a; 1976a; Andrikou 1994), sometimes side-by-side to rectangular buildings.' REU's with apsidals seem to be comparatively more common in Ag. Andreas. This might be again the result of a denser occupation or simply preservation. Plots with non-apsidal houses have also been cited along the northeast, northwest and southeast foothills of fhe Kadmeia, west of Pouros and at the northeast slope. On the other hand, traces of 'waffle-and-daub' huts have been erroneously reported near Ag. Andreas (Filippaki et al. 1967)."

The published excavation data give us a rough idea about building standards in Middle Helladic Thebes. The foundations built on stereo or Early Helladic strata, can be quite deep (Symeonoglou 1973). The socles are of unworked rubble or slabs, their width ranging between 0.55-0.80 m, and support a mudbrick elevation. They can be clay-coated (Aravantinos 1983). Trodden earth floors are quite common, but red or white clay floors are not unusual (Touloupa et al. 1966b; Demakopoulou and Konsola 1975; Andrikou

Andreas

Slope. SE ' Pouros, Pouros, E Ridge, SE/S of of cenfra! E

Aver. REU per area=15.5

Slope, cenfral E

Slope. NW

¦ REU with rectangular/frapezoldal houses O REU with apstdal houses

Figure 7.4 Survey of KHU's with types of houses.

1993; 1994). Storage clay-lined pits and smaller refuse pits are located inside or outside the domestic units. The roofing material seems to have included timber logs (Faraklas 1968c). Hearths and ovens must have been more frequent than cited (Faraklas 1966; Demakopoulou and Konsola 1975; cf. Konsola 1981:113).