Notebook·34 CDF art. 126-1·1954

Excavation notebook, 7th season Enkomi-AlasiaClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 61 of notebook 34 CDF art. 126-1 (Excavation notebook, 7th season Enkomi-Alasia), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 126-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 22Scan 61 of 72

Wednesday, 13 Oct. 195428th day of excavations. 6 h: 17° C., 11h 30 = 33° C. 14 ½ h. 32° C. Continuation of the excavations, last day. Continued. topographic survey by Forrer & J. Cl.

R 24, in CC = only XIIth - XIth. R 36 + 5 m. under conor in very sandy burnt layer between 1 m 50 and 1 m 65, numerous Hellenistic or Roman sherds + 1 jar base (drawing). Lower down, between 1 m 65 and 1 m 90, very sandy earth, almost pure sand, no sherds. = 4 - 3rd B.C.

R. 34 R 36 + 8 m, in sandy layer, above enclosure (at 1 m 75) same sherds as R 36 + 5, identified at the Museum at my request by Karagheorgis as 4th - 3rd C. B.C. "Mat glazed red or brown or black)

R 25, in CC, XIIth - XIth sherds, gren.

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

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