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 79 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 42Scan 79 of 130

29/10/55

Trench North 1 West Road - 150 to - 190 m layer 9, contrary to what had been supposed, is homogeneous; it rests on the rock in the excavated part which is the North of the locus - The rock drops away all at once; all along the edge of the rocky platform, the layer is composed of piled stones over 0 m 30 in width. Behind, that is to say to the North, reddish earth with some stones

Drawing: schematic section showing a stepped profile with stones and hatched areas; labels: N; reddish earth; Vases; Stones; reddish earth; (Schematic section); (South - North -)

It is very rich in Late Bronze sherds -

Trench South 2 East part: Pt 73 depth 0 m 50 Miniature vessel complete (drawing) Spindle whorl, black steatite with concentric lines incised - Ashy earth above a floor situated at 0 m 60 -

Trench South 3 - Pt 72 - 2 m North Pt 71 - depth: 0 m 60 Jug in situ base-ring. (drawing) Same layer as jars 71.

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

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