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 35 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 18Scan 35 of 130

14/10/55 Pt 38 pyxis lid (drawing) – 1 m 20 old excavation Tr Nord 1

Pt 39 below point 37 virgin soil reached at 2 m depth (red earth) – clayey N.-W. corner of the room: jar [illegible] painted<s>/ sunk into the virgin soil and containing animal bones. Jar mouth down.

Hall West Route Tr. N 1 In the section, a painted jar appears to be cleared later – complete, in situ (Pt 12) Section: – 0 m 50 = floor rather unclear: lighter earth and greyish layer – 1 m to – 1 m 50: series of [illegible] layers of grey ashes (3 layers separated by reddish earth) – 1 m 50 to – 2 m = stones: the jar stands upright in this level: rim at 1 m 70 approx., base at 1 m 90 approx. –

N. 1 – East end of trench, near Pt 26 carinated bowl complete, complete form at – 1 m green stone (drawing) worked: (drawing)

Jar at 2 m North of Pt 28 –

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

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