Notebook·34 CDF art. 128-1·1955

Excavation notebook of Contenson, 9th seasonH. de Contenson

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 117 of notebook 34 CDF art. 128-1 (Excavation notebook of Contenson, 9th season), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 128-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 62Scan 117 of 130

Pt 47 - 1m25 to 1m50, under paving. Recent Bronze 1: rare sherds of handmade pottery and 1 sherd of very primitive "milk bowl". 1 base-ring sherd. Middle Bronze = very abundant pottery "red on black", "red on red" painted black or red on light ground very varied, straight parallel lines and wavy lines Upper part of a juglet (drawing) Handles with rectangular profile Bowl with knob handle horned (drawing) , red on red decoration Burnished sherds, buff or red. Base of pithos neck with band in relief with parallel incisions (drawing)

Trench South 2, West Route. Material exported

Trench South 2, East Route

Same remark as for Trench South 1. Follows the description of the material not exported.

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

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