Notebook·34 CDF art. 138-5a·1967–1971

Enkomi 1967–1971, notebook of Jacques-Claude CourtoisJacques-Claude Courtois

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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. 138-5a (Enkomi 1967–1971, notebook of Jacques-Claude Courtois), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 138-5a, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 14Scan 31 of 208

Monday 30 October 1967Under clear skies, the second week of the campaign begins (seventh week since 15 September). From the start of the morning, it is confirmed that the level of the Late Bronze has been reached in the area extending to the East of the fine built tombs, between the 3rd and 4th streets: Mycenaean sherds of fine make and fragments of milk bowls.

Square 8, pt. 1577, at - 0 m 90 bull's head of terracotta, very damaged

Square 5, two metres north of the kiln of pear-shaped plan with collapsed bricks in the interior, uncovered a block of slag of copper or bronze, block encrusted with fragments of Mycenaean III C 1 pottery (or "Close Style" period) at - 1 m 20 depth, pt. 1579, with inscribed handle (drawing).

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

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