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 67 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 36Scan 67 of 130

20/10/55 Pt 67: Trench North 1 with Road: Floor III depth: 1 m 25.- 4 sling bullets grouped + 1 found on 19 - 1 intact stylus against south wall, at 0 m 50 South of the sling bullets. Jar with pointed base (drawing)

The trough in terracotta for the quern and the jar in place, found in previous excavations belong to Floor I, where they remained in situ - Disc in unbaked earth belonging to Pt 67 diam: 4 cm 5, thickness: 2 cm (drawing)

Pt 68 - Female figurine T.C. Tr. South 2 depth: 0 m 60, 2 m East large jar in situ Only the torso and 1 arm remain breasts marked - brown terracotta - (drawing)

Tr. South 2 West Sector Pt 60 - - hard white floor - - Layer of ash and pebbles - 0 m 70 - - Layer of reddish earth - Layer of ash and white material hard, corresponding to the floor of the large building - Floor II - 1 m 10 - Iron Age sherds - Terracotta ball, inscribed

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

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