Notebook·34 CDF art. 175·1962

Excavation journal of R. Kuss, Enkomi 1962R. Kuss

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

Scan 35 of notebook 34 CDF art. 175 (Excavation journal of R. Kuss, Enkomi 1962), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 175, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page _6_1Scan 35 of 64

u on 21 November
cook1.£ 2.000
helper1.1.500
women3.3.900
boy1.1.000
excavators45.67.500
earth 20 lorries.15.000
Michaël5.000
£ 95.500
daily average over the 3 days: £ 105.400
oter food and maintenance of the mission
village rental 2 rooms.£ 4.500per week
car£ 10.000" "

[stamp: [?12]] Thursday 22 November

strong NE wind, risking until evening to bring the rain. weather slightly overcast. 45 PP 1 helper 3 Fe on the area 2 Fe at the camp. end N of the E front, a large pit seems cut into the rock, filled with virgin earth, it is however crossed by two clandestine excavations

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

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