Notebook·34 CDF art. 139-10·1970

Excavation notebook of Olivier Pelon, Enkomi-Alasia, 1970Olivier Pelon

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

Scan 11 of notebook 34 CDF art. 139-10 (Excavation notebook of Olivier Pelon, Enkomi-Alasia, 1970), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 139-10, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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at 0,25 m below the upper line of the tomb. Above the grey layer, one counts yet a brown layer with some stones and perhaps a remnant of wall (th. 0,35); finally a wall of one of the latest levels. It therefore appears clear in the end that the tomb predates the layer of ash grey which appears to have been deposited on a floor of small stones.

Drawing: section showing stones of a wall and surrounding layers; labels: brown layer; grey layer; chavane layer + rock; mud-brick wall of the tomb

The junction between the buttress and the wall of the tomb can be studied in good conditions: the stones come back well against the bricks which they prevent from slipping outwards but

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

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