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 53 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.

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the inspection of the trench reveals that, having advanced more faster than expected, we will soon have too many workmen and I shall have to dismiss 11 of them after tomorrow's pay

went to the bank to prepare pay. had Yale locks fitted in the 2 cells N and S.

Saturday 1st December41 PP + 2 Fe + 1 aide + 2 Fe at the camp recording, clearing of the horns area, completion as planned of certain parts of the area at 11h00 pay of the workmen. bath - lunch then recordings for me, photos for Nicolardot, reassembling of pottery and cleaning, Lagarce Courtois drawing for my wife. At 16h30, trip to Nicosia to see Karageorghis, absent in various parts of the island these last few days. He promises product for conservation of the horns Monday evening when I go to deposit the objects for export (he will be at Limassol Tuesday and

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

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