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 51 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.

Page 26Scan 51 of 376

Friday, 23 SeptemberDuring the night, storm - None harm to the area -

This morning = one man absent - late only

Pit no. 34 - On the edge of the cavity lying to the west of this pit, row of stones, doubtless placed by the previous excavators to retain the earth - A cavity runs down towards the south-east. It is too narrow to be excavated conveniently -

Pit no. 101 - It is a round hole which communicates with the eastern entrance of 3, east chamber - The pottery is RBIII - From 1,40 m below the surface of the rock, a few fragments of animal bones - One hopes to meet, in digging here the SE cavity of 34 -

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

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