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 93 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 47Scan 93 of 196

14/X/63

(provisional) 1. Construction includes stone layers. 2. no evidence of burning 3. no quantity of marred pottery 4. doorway an integral part 5. presence of several intrusive objects. This latter is not decisive - since such a large unoccupied area could have served as a useful rubbish dump.

The stone step of p46 is recessed N 32cms in from S. edge of the Eastern doorpost and 22cms from the S. edge of the Western The width of the Eastern doorpost is c 65cms. On the E side of the baulk above the S. side of the kiln and below the Ashlar layer, the mason inserted some 23 visible stones as a prop for the Ashlar layer. On the N side of the kiln just E of the door he inserted 2 stones to prevent rain seeping in between the brickwork and the surrounding stone wall On the W side he 'adjusted' 4 bricks before being stopped

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

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