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 35 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 order to make possible the survey work, two women are in charge of clearing the areas concerned. In Pit no. 2 - Photo of the fill insection -

Pit no. 3, east chamber. In the recent fill, the bones are very abundant, but many are animal. The pottery is Late Cypriot. In particular Mycenaean cup incomplete, fine workmanship ("Myc III A")

Pit no. 3, west chamber. The part of hard earth, at the base (cf p. 13) is very limited, and excavated

Drawing: small cross-section of soil layers and rock; labels: hard earth; Rock; loose fill] from below. We do not

yet understand its raison d'être -

Pit no. 4 - Fill containing

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

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