Notebook·34 CDF art. 242·Undated

Notebook of notes on Cyprus, Gaza, Jericho, Egypt and Syria (chronologies)Claude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 77 of notebook 34 CDF art. 242 (Notebook of notes on Cyprus, Gaza, Jericho, Egypt and Syria (chronologies)), handwritten in English, German and French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 242, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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… p. 434 1) (drawing) témoin left by Sch. excavated, called E 6. trav surveillé par Mr W.A. Heurtley (Brit Sch.) 8m x 4m , at 2m75 = 12x11m.

3 main levels: 1) XIX cit. = rom., 2) a level at 1m70 , 3/ a level at 2m75

436 2) level at 1m 70

3) level 2m75 walls diff. oriented par rapport à 2) (2d seas. p. 227) floor covered with thick deposit of burned mth. Houses destr. by fire. Houses belong to reoccup. level, after repair from earlier destruct. in the same level betw. 2) + 3) secondary levels . p. 227 6 small houses (Vth City) (from surface to about 1m 50) Potery : Grey Minyan + Red-wash (com. at all levels)

looks as if Minyan ware belong to City VI (level between 1m + 1m 50 env. prob.)

437 . House of level 1m70 = Vth City. (End 1st season)

p 227 [2e seas.] under Miss Rawson ASA 1934

2m78 - 2,90 - + 3m80 - 3m88 2 further floors

Below 3m88 progressively pronounced change of pottery indicates deposit of diff. period - Juged by objects layg on floor these 2 floors must belong be associated with those uncovered by Heurtley (1st seas.). and consequently be assigned to Vth City

Below 3m88 progressively change of pottery indicates deposit of diff. period : IVth City. Line between … continues

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

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