Notebook·34 CDF art. 138-3·1966

French Mission Enkomi-Alasia, 1966 season, notebook of notes and observations by J. LagarceJacques Lagarce

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

Scan 31 of notebook 34 CDF art. 138-3 (French Mission Enkomi-Alasia, 1966 season, notebook of notes and observations by J. Lagarce), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 138-3, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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in the interstices of the stones of the silo, there remains some green clay almost up to the top. Conclusion = the silo was intentionally filled in, to establish a floor. The date of the filling-in must derive from that of the most recent sherds of the infill: L.C. II. This date would be confirmed, and the date of digging of the silo established, by an examination of the stratification that the silo cut through. Depth below the level of the rock = 0,55 m Pit 3. West chamber. New fragment of silver ring, larger than the first. Fragment of a handle or spindle of bone, with incised decoration.

Pit 51. Already emptied.

Pit 52.57 - Shaft filled with brown earth loose.

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

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