Notebook·34 CDF art. 134-1·1965

Enkomi excavation notebook, 1965, R. KussR. Kuss

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

Scan 65 of notebook 34 CDF art. 134-1 (Enkomi excavation notebook, 1965, R. Kuss), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 134-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 33Scan 65 of 176

Monday 4 October. temperatures 6h 00 - 22° 12h 00 - 34° 18h 00 - 27° workforce 28 men + 1 + 4 Fe Continuing the part of the sounding situated at the east foot of the block constituting point 0 of the enclosure, we reach a continuous layer of Middle Bronze pottery, situated at 0.60 below the lower course of the block. An identical sounding is undertaken outside the block but it is already undeniable that the limits of the town were not the same over the course of the periods. Moreover this pottery found under a layer of 0m,50 of konos would undeniably lead to continue the excavation along the enclosure 53 zones 1 and 2 N the late (double) alignment bordering the channel would bring back the street primitive of 3 00 m c. to a width of 1m.50. Although the road profile is visible in the east cutting, as is the channel, the explanation is contrary to all constructive logic, except if this double border was established at a

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

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