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 63 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 32Scan 63 of 196

12/X/63

(Tr. 222/3 E contd.) Above this foundation layer of stone is a second stone layer varying from 20-30 cm. wide deep. 22 in number. Between the crannies of 1st and 2nd layers various small stones have been inserted The two stone layers lie perpendicularly Above the second stone layer there are 5 courses of brick 23 in 1st and 3rd 24 in 2nd. 22 in 4th ? 21 in 45th. The lengths of the bricks are not uniform - 2 classes predominate those c 31 cms long and those about 40 cm. Those about 40 cm long are about 10 cm. thick and those c. 31 cm are about 11 cm thick; their breadth according to exposed bricks is c 32 cms The above lengths are internal: from exposed bricks they can be seen to be wedged shaped - those c 31 cms internally being c 40 cms long externally - ?: all in fact same bricks

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

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