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 286 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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of the sector to be cleared. Photos in colour of the vessels inside, by me, in very awkward positions.

Dromos, tomb 126, south side, in accidental communication, with with T. 118. It is probable that in digging the chamber of fun 118 in the Iron Age (early), the excavators have broken into the south-west corner of the dromos of 126 of the Bronze Age. They have respected and sealed the hole by stones which remained visible com a small niche in the N-E wall of 118 (see photo), made before the opening of the niche. — Phone call to Nicosia and postpone visit film operators to Wednesday

20 1/2 j.f.Tuesday 5 Nov.Grey, heavy rain._ Continuation of operations S & N region 18. T. 110: Decided to excavate thoroughly sur sector to the right (N) of the entrance for facilitating the recording and photographing of the removal of the vases by cinematographer in presence tomorrow.

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

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