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 15 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.

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18/IX/65

wall (and probably others) producing the crumbly red level from a depth of -0.90m (p5) Between brick wall and floor there runs a slight crack running N/S - ? caused by subsidence or shifting of city wall a little to W (from W side of brick wall to E side of opposite cyclopaean monolith of city wall = c. 2.50 m) or ? by earth tremor. - Size of brick fallen on this floor (as far as it can be judged simply by change of colour of earth - brick and surrounding earth merge) = c 40 cm long by c 17 cm thick : depth cannot be ascertained . - Between brick wall and brick tumble (and edge of white floor) a perpendicular strip of burning ? walls originally covered with some inflammable material . [v. Photos Enk 65 , 71 8 9] 92 102 Tr. 11N (through uniform mud clay level through -0.90 m) Pottery - only about 26 sherds one wishbone shaped handle of monochrome type ware. Rest plain wheel made - 1 flat

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

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