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 207 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.

Page 10Scan 207 of 343

25/10/57 - In A 11, continuation of excavation at pt 89: the well appears to have existed before the walls, for in order to lay these, one filled in the pit that surrounds it as regards the East-West wall; the North-South wall may perhaps be a later addition. Fine pottery abundant - - In B 1, continuation of excavation of well; pottery rare - - In B 3, continuation of cleaning of rock hollow - - In B 4, excavation of bench between pt 64 and pt 34 at a depth of about 1.m, begins the fine green earth, with charcoal; at 1.m 40, thin layer of red baked earth, which one follows all along the trench from B 4 to B 7; below 1m 50, the fine greenish earth resumes - - In B 7, under the wellheads of the wells, (2.00) the rock appears at 2.30; the West well stops at 2.80, the East well continues beyond 3.00, but the excavation there is halted - Bones of sheep and ox - - In B 8 - B 12, excavation continued beyond 1.50 - In C 6, excavation continued beyond 2.25 (loose earth)

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

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