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 65 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.

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12/X/63 Tr. 222/3 E contd. The shorter brick length by far predominates. Also - is almost exclusively used above medial stone level. - esp. vaulting. Medial stone level is immediately above 5th brick course : the level is about 15cms thick 12 remain : Perhaps the original no. was some 18 - gaps of 4 in W, 1 in N at door, 1 in NE/Ecorner Above the medial stone level nowhere more than 4 levels of brick remain (including fragments) 13 in 1st (6th) (originally 21?) | 12 in 2nd (7th) (originally 19, 20?) | gaps partic- 11 in 3rd (8th) (originally 20?) | ularly in W 8 in 4th (9th) ( — 19, 20?) | wall and | just E of | door. Vaulting begins with 3rd level of bricks from foundation Overhaning of medial stone layer with regard to foundation = about 30cm Overhang of 8th brick layer = about 45cm with regard to foundation. The doorway presents something of an enigma : on the W wall unfortunately the brick level only remains to the 4th level and in 2nd, 3rd &

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

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