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 39 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 20Scan 39 of 130

14/10/55

Depth at which the holes were recorded: c. 1 m 30 -

The hole in the SE presented itself at the upper part in 2 zones: 1°/ pebbles: diam: 0 m 30. 2°/ white plaka: ring of 10 cm

Drawing: two concentric circles with a dashed line across the inner circle

S E N B -

Pt 36: added towards the East are fine Mycenaean sherds and 1 fragment of ivory (drawing) in the shape of a pulley, 1 piece of polished stone (drawing) 1 bronze ring (drawing)

Pt 40: small black jug, opening at the bottom - 1 m 50, East part of trench W 1 . jug with one handle

Drawing: profile of a one-handled jug

At 30 cm from Pt 92, at about 1 m 60, appears under the West wall a piece of large jar with handle. Between the wall and the vessel, layer of ashes and of burnt earth, as in the North.

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

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