Notebook·34 CDF art. 136-3·1963

Enkomi 1963 excavation notebookClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 25 of notebook 34 CDF art. 136-3 (Enkomi 1963 excavation notebook), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 136-3, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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1 During archaeological excavations carried out at present by The 16th French Archaeological Expedition directed by the Professor C. F. Sch. of the Collège de France, member of the Académie des Inscriptions an important discovery important has just occurred has just occurred During its 16th Excavation Camp among the ruins is currently carrying out its 16th c. underground of the capital of Cyprus of the time of the Age of Bronze (2nd mill. B.C.)/ identified by it at Enkomi - Alasia in the N of the island.

Important archaeological discovery on the island of Cyprus

During its 16th Excavation Camp directed by Prof. C. F. A. Sch., of the Coll. de France, Member of the Ac. des Inscript

Archaeological discovery imp. on the island of Cyprus. A warrior god protector of the mines of the smelting of Copper

The French Arch. Expedition directed by Prof. C. F. A. Sch, of the Coll. de Fr., Paris, member of the Ac. des Inscr. [margin right: from which and in which took part the State arch. fr. and of a hundred workmen Cypriot (English and Italian) & directed by the f. of the Min ched d'Et.] is currently carrying out its 16th Camp. de fouilles among the ruins underground of the Capital of Chpr. of the time of the Bronze Age (2nd mill. B.C.) identified by identified discovered by it at Engomi-Alasia near Famagusta, in the N. on the N coast of the island. During these researches in a quarter of the city proto and prehistoric not far from a kiln for large kiln of potter was uncovered, a sanctuary … continues

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

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