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 19 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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Oct. 11 | Tuesday, 4th day of excavations Hiring of 5 horse carts for removal of earth. — Continuation of the excavations in the fine building, W. side of tr. S 1, we now distinguish 4 floors:

Drawing: stratigraphic section showing a hatched wall block on the left and four horizontal floor layers on the right; labels: wall of the fine building; floor 1 of the Early Iron Age, partial only; bones and pot. sterile; a fine floor of the Late Bronze sol 2 A; " other " sol 2 B; a floor of the Middle Bronze ? on which many sherds red on red, on red on bl., nothing of the Late Bronze .

Oct 12. | Wednesday, 5th day of excavations Fine, some clouds in the morning. Continuation of tr. N and S of the 1949 area. Study of the stratigraphy of the fine building, tr. S. 1. Nothing else to report. Speech to the workmen to explain their work, its purpose and that they work for the history of their country and not for a "capitalist who makes money from their effort. "

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

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