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 39 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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high and 0,55 wide. It was closed by a slab of irregular shape which was found in the dromos. Dimensions: 1,06 m by 0,88 m; th. 0,07 m. This slab is of conglomerate. The entrance passage into the tomb narrows to 0,50 m on the chamber side. The descent is provided by three of stone steps, one already mentioned above at the level of the outer landing ((w. 0,24 m)) the second at 0,31 m ((w 0,40)) lower, the third at 0,37 m lower ((w 0,35 m)) than the 2nd. The floor of the tomb lies 0,53 m below. Each of these steps is monolithic and wedged by other stones placed beneath. The ceiling of the entrance remaining at constant height, the passage increases in height from outside towards inside: 0,97 m at the 2nd step and 1,38 m at the 3rd. At the foot of the 3rd step, the height under vault reaches 1,97 m. The chamber is built on a square plan. Dimensions North- South: 2,72 m; East-West: 2,52 m. The walls are built of stones, with corbelling on the four sides. The east face is in line with the east wall of the entrance. It rests on the rock floor in which the floor of the chamber itself is cut, 0,20 m lower. The stones are not

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

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