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 87 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.

Page 69Scan 87 of 107

Vth CityIV th C. [page number: 69]

( 2e seas 1933 / AJA 1934, p. 229-230 ) Evidence of at least 5 succ. stages of buildg. & rebuildg. producing accumul. of 2m 50 debris. Considerable period of time (pot. fig. 7 ) . Importance of dating : in lowest stratum good many sherds of Early Helladic ware. Some vases undoubtly imported Definite connect. with Aegean syst. of chro. for dating of Troy V.

p. 230More sherds of Early Hell. ware in IVth City

p. 231Vases of IV th City l~ . with lid jars with moulded features ( Gesichtsvasen ) Uppermost floor of what we venture to ascribe to IV = at 3m60. Not very distinct distinct. IV Period = period of transition after destr. of large buildg of II period & before erect. of V .

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

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