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 51 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 26Scan 51 of 196

11/X/63.

Tr 521E Red slag level of fallen brick wall or roof -0.50m. Tr. 222E Levelling off of floor of kiln (after removal of large flat) at -3.00m ashy-green-brown soil. Tr. 223E Skeleton 1285 v.p.23 Dimensions: length of head | 25 cm. Neck to base of pelvis | 66 Upper leg | 44 Lower leg | 44 Total length. | 1.79 m. Skeleton lying on back, right hand raised to mouth: mouth agape: left arm also raised but most of lower left arm now lost. Knees in raised position: left foot over right foot left knee bent in under right knee. Tr. 521E. Finely dressed ashlar stone 1.25 x .66m Depth 0.65 cf. foot of p.23 Tr. 223E Knife point: Depth 3.20m: length 5.5cm. at foot of W. wall of kiln: Bronze

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

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