Notebook·34 CDF art. 124·1950–1953

5th and 6th seasons at Enkomi, excavation notebookClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 19 of notebook 34 CDF art. 124 (5th and 6th seasons at Enkomi, excavation notebook), handwritten in French and German. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 124, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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(continued 16 Sept.). Afternoon comparative study of the Dik. building and mine. There is a difference. B. Dik. is lighter in construction and has walls of two rows of stones rather than the large walls made of a single row of large blocks cut, as in the building called 18 found by me. On the other hand this one is founded almost everywhere on the rock of the subsoil, whereas the bldg. of Dik. or its central and most important part and superimposed on an earlier level which seems to be Late Cypriot I to III. Also my bldg. is much more strongly burnt and cracked (by earthquake) than that of Dik. I told him in the evening on return that I believe his late dating possible, but to be verified, and I am writing a letter to Megaw to leave a written record of my opinion.

Sunday 17 Sept. 1950Letters, Forrer arrives alone from Limassol, Pirani's boat is 24 h. late . At 5 1/2 h with him and Jeep went up to Megaw's Cottage, chat and dinner, returned at 9 1/2 h

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

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