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 13 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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same sector. At 20 cm barely below the surface 1st floor, then 2nd at with little coarse pottery and nothing else. Pushing excavation towards the East to begin trench over the whole length, awaiting reinforcement of workmen Monday. Saturday, workmen work only until 11 h 1/2. Bath - (shopping Famag.) The building whose fine walls of ashlar appear, develops and gives us hope of a major construction We recognise at - 20 cm below level present 1st floor, in white earth very compacted and thick (prob. several refurbishments.) At - 70 cm, 2nd floor from above less pronounced for the moment, with deposits of ash in places. — This floor corresponds to the last level of the neighbouring street N-S.

Oct. 9Sunday ; rest. letters, telegr. to Od. in the evening after having received nolle conc. Bea. Stays at camp, collab. bath and walk. Towards evening makes a tour of the area

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

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