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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 41 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 19Scan 41 of 208

Wednesday 1st November 1967

Light night rains which do not prevent the resumption of work in the area from 6h 30 in the morning. Sector 6, cylindrical pit not very deep but packed with Late Bronze 1/2 sherds pt. top. 1587/1.

Drawing: stratigraphic section of a pit cut into bedrock; labels: SURFACE; I; peu marqué; sol blanc; cendres; couche blanche; tessons à plat + cailloux; couche grisâtre, pisé; SOL BLANC; couche rouge brique stérile; ROC; FOSSE 1587; ROC; NORD; SUD

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

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