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 41 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 last excavations, suppl. by Dikaios and his publication. Journ. com. this autumn and announcement of the end of the Combined expedition. - Bérard division arranged. - Then examination of the cylinder seals found by Dik. at Enkomi and some stamp seals (drawing) . - Antiquaires Kalahasides where I meet the Australian excavator Stuart who had worked at Vounous and who, now accepts my chronology, shorter, of Strat. Comp. after having exposed opposed it. - Lunch at Megaw's, then return to Enkomi via Styllos (curfew at 5h in Famagusta) Exam

Obs. 1957, 14 Oct. 57the stone of the columns / is not that of the building / of Salamis, obs. / Karageorghis who has / built the works at SalamisI now doubt / after / exam 1957Masson admits / that the 2 [?charactersOct. 28 Friday, 17th day of excavations The examination of the pottery found in the well which contained, at its mouth the 2 column drums being purely having proved that these are prob. Hellenistic, it is likely [written sideways: Créd. journ. 1957, p. 17.] ? that the 2 column drums are also Hellen. and this seems to agree with the marks T I . Thus the column / simple could / be Bronze Age / (1957)] would have nothing to do with the building and the large plinth which is itself Late Bronze.

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

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