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 25 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 13Scan 25 of 124

21/IX/65.

Tr. 2N (-1.25m) charred fallen beam in crumbly red brick area. Perhaps more preserved Photographed by Nicolardot. in next trench.

Drawing: plan of trench with North arrow, dashed lines, shaded wall, stones and elongated shapes; labels: N; Témoin; Tr2N; pt. 1341; A; B.; unexcavated.

A rough outline scratched in red brick tumble B. E/W wall apparently marking N edge of W end of [illegible] main E/W road of city abutting W gate. Tr. 7N (-1.90m) (loom?)-weight in terra cotta, square section 2.5cm per side 5.7 cm long pierced from side to side c 1 cm from top. (drawing) Found in exploratory trench cf p 12 small stones, red crumbling brick pt. 1342 level.

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

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