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 33 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 17Scan 33 of 130

14/10/55 Tr Sud 1 - Western Road Room Cleaning down to the white floor situated at a depth of 1 m 20 and corresponding to floor II of the building complex

Pillar Room East Road Removal of the benches along the walls North and East. Earring on floor II. Clearing of floor II along the road to see whether it passes under the road

Tr Nord 1 Western Road Room Pt 36 complete bone stylus (drawing) accompanied by pottery of style "wavy line" - 1 m 50

Room of Pt 25 Pt 37 grey floor, - 1 m 60 - Sherds [illegible] I . [illegible] painted on the floor. Bone fragments (drawing) Fragments bronze

Below the floor, channel at - 1 m 80 - In the body of the floor, trap with slag and bronze fragments, burnt red earth

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

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