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 294 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 56Scan 294 of 343

5/11/57 T. III. sector A: excavation continued along the whole length - sector B1-B4: excavation beyond 1.00 - sector B5-B8, North: excavation resumed, half North beyond 0.70 - Tr. South: work continued at points 126,130 132, 133 area Pt 128: excavation beyond 1.50 -

Pt 126: in the pit, flat rock base reached under the greenish clay sterile at 3.90.

Drawing: stratigraphic section drawing with shaded areas, wall courses and rock-cut features; labels: charbon de bois; Section sketch; North Pt 126; brick red earth; brick red earth; ashes at; 2.00; white floor; Good course of; stones; Foundation; Brown clay; with limestone; Rocky table at; 2.40; Landing at 3.00; Loose earth with stones; and sherds

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

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