Notebook·34 CDF art. 127·1955–1957

Excavation notebook for the 9th and 10th seasons at EnkomiClaude 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 115 of notebook 34 CDF art. 127 (Excavation notebook for the 9th and 10th seasons at Enkomi), handwritten in French and German. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 127, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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see Enkomi-Alasia I, p. 90, fig. 33 and pl. VII, 1, 3 to 5. For the pottery of the layer of the cylinder, cf. pt. 37 (strainer at 0m90 (drawing) at the top of the grey layer) and ....

7th day excavationPt. 30Thursday 17 October 1957_ Weather become again cooler and fine, after night storms in the distance. – 2nd Trench N in sector A = N bldg. 18, east side starts along its whole length. Removal by traxcavator proves efficient and cheaper than by carts of oxen or horses. — The tomb pt. 30 found excavated is cleared at the entrance and the lintel of the door proves built with the wall N-S of bldg. 18 neighbouring, confirmation of the construction of the tomb with the building, as defended in public. earlier. Will have the whole construction cleared to demonstrate this fact. Heavy storm + hail interrupts

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

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