Report on the soundings carried out in September–October 1958 at EnkomiH. de Contenson

Stratigraphy -

Layer 2: beyond 50 cm, reddish earth, except in the centre where there is a looted tomb. Mixed pottery. Layer I bis: 50-90cm: numerous stones, in places; in the middle of these, small jug overturned (pl 16) of common pottery of Iron I. Layer 1: 30-0 cm: grey earth. Pottery rare and mixed.

Conclusions -

Remains of a Late Bronze tomb and of a house of Iron I.

Stratigraphy -

Layer 7: 180-150 cm: N-S channel ending in a sump and filled with greenish clayey earth; paving at the base. Layer 9 bis: 150 cm: white floor resting on the virgin rock floor. Layer 6: 150-112 cm: grey ashes.. [illegible] north of a very massive E-W wall: Layer 5: 112-90 cm: burnt earth perron-rouge. Layer 4: 90-75 cm: floors of white material and burnt earth. Layer 3: 75-70 cm: burnt red earth. Layer 2: 70-20 cm north of the wall; 112-20 cm south of the wall: brown earth. Layer 1: greyish earth.

Material -

Layer 7: Late Bronze III first phase sherds isolated on the rock: rare Mycenaean sherds in the first floor.

Layer 6: Abundant pottery, Late Bronze III second phase: krater with matt Lie-de-vin decoration of spirals, chevrons, sawtooth and chequer patterns "close style"; jar with decoration of parallel black or red lines; strainer-spout with white slip and dark red decoration; animal figurine with white slip and red decoration. carinated bowls and bowls with flaring rim, with decoration of double lines in red paint on the inside; loom weight of fired clay.