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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 9 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 5Scan 9 of 196

3/X/1963

Tr. 222E - edge of Tr. 322E Brick Top of kiln appearing at a depth of 1.60m Diameter of kiln at top c. 3 m. Appears at surface level to be oval with rectangular shape to the N.

Drawing: plan of an oval wall with an adjoining curved line, divided by dashed lines, with north arrow; labels: N; Pit; PIT; Tr. 222E; Tr. 322E

Thickness of brick wall 30cm.

Tr. 222E Fragment of stone mortar at depth of 1.80 m. inside kiln

Tr. 323E Fragment of Bronze Nail 1131 square section: in corner of 1.40 and 1.75 walls Profondeur 1.90 m cf Tr 323E p.6 Among large stone tumble beneath level of red sterile soil

Tr. 224E Animal Tooth. Depth 1.90 m 1 m. E of N side of ? well in same Trench. Ashy level

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

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