Notebook·34 CDF art. 136-1·1963

Excavation notebook of Johnstone, Enkomi 1963, 15th seasonW. Johnstone

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Handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 45 of notebook 34 CDF art. 136-1 (Excavation notebook of Johnstone, Enkomi 1963, 15th season), handwritten in English. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 136-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 23Scan 45 of 196

10 | X | 63 1285 Tr. 223 E. Skeletal remains lying at depth of 1.80 : orientated N/S : head to the N. immediately to the E of N/S ashlar wall overhanging southern side of kiln. In the course of disengaging this skeleton work proceeded down from topographical point 1061 (cahier de M. Courtois) At a depth of 1.25 and 40 cms. due N of this point clay projectile found : 1280 brown-green. Associated with this, two round fusaïoles en argile - grey-green in colour : 5 cms in diameter, 3 cms thick : clay too crumbly to preserve. 40 cms. immediately below 1061 2 loomweights of brown/green clay also too crumbly to preserve 5 cms. long . square section 2 cms. at top tapering to 3.5 cm. 1282 Bead, faience 44 cms below and 34 cms N of 1061 Tr. 5420 - 5423 E opened in morning of 10/X Tr. 5423 E 1st floor 0.20 m. Fine ashlar block (523 E) uncovered in situ 0.81 × 1.62 m. (length double breadth!)

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

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