Notebook·34 CDF art. 134-5·1965

Enkomi-Alasia excavations, 1965: notebook of W. JohnstoneW. Johnstone

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

Scan 103 of notebook 34 CDF art. 134-5 (Enkomi-Alasia excavations, 1965: notebook of W. Johnstone), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 134-5, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 52Scan 103 of 124

30/IX/65

Key of sketch on foregoing page : - α = fill and revetment of Level II β = fill of Level I γ = charred beam cf p. 19 δ = bricks below level II referred to on top of p 51 Dimensions are roughly - 1 ∆r L hypotenuse 47 cms. median from rt. angle, c 30 cms 2 rectangular 28 × 15 cms. 3 . " ? 34 × 20 cms. [illegible] In this level burnt sherd of milk bowl. ε 1 - 4 = rather finely cut blocks belonging to Level II forming perhaps NW corner of a building . ε 1 is most shaped . Max dimensions 1.60m × 55 cms. cut away c 60 cms from at South end . Stone c 1m high ? cut away part on W. edge (sloping to depth of c 60 cms) formed key for superstructure of brick ?

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

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