Document·34 CDF art. 155·1958

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

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

Scan 8 of document 34 CDF art. 155 (Report on the soundings carried out in September–October 1958 at Enkomi), typed in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 155, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Finds - Layer 2: Looted tomb of Late Bronze I: "milk bowl", "base ring ware" and degenerate "black on red". Layer 1: Abundant and not very characteristic pottery of Iron I: carinated cup with foot; limited basalt dishes; loom weight of terracotta. Conclusions - Above a Late Bronze tomb, floor and installation of Iron I.

SOUNDING III - Stratigraphy - Layer 3: beyond 50 cm, to the S.W., holes dug into the virgin clay soil and filled with rubble. Layer 2: 50-40 cm: burnt layer grey to black, especially in the northern part; hearth of burnt earth (Pl 1). Layer 1 bis: 40-35 cm: white floor. Layer 1: 35-0 cm: grey earth. Finds - Layers 3 and 2: Abundant pottery Late Bronze I-II: bowl "base ring" with very thin wall; "spindle bottle"; early "milk bowl"; painted pottery of LB type; loom weight of terracotta. Layers 1 bis and 1: Abundant pottery of final Iron I: evolved bowl "wavy lines"; flattened and polished pebble: pestle or grinder of basalt. Conclusions - There are two distinct floors: one of the beginning of Late Bronze, the other of the end of Iron I. No Mycenaean occupation is encountered.

SOUNDING V - Stratigraphy - To the west, pocket (Pl 2) dug into the virgin clay soil: layer 3: 150-80 cm: ashy earth; 80 cm: bed of grey to black ashes; layer 2: 80-30 cm: brown earth and stones.

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