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 87 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 46Scan 87 of 130

24/10/55 Trench North 1 West Road, pt 74. 1 m : layer 4 : ashes around the pt 74 1 m 20 : layer 5 : Compacted earth + lime : Floor II - the layers 4 and 5 form [illegible]

Pt 78 : cylinder in grey steatite, very worn.

Drawing: vertical cylinder with small circle at bottom] figure sketchy - Trench South 2

2 m North Pt 63, at the foot of a wall. Depth: 0 m 50 below top of lower wall.

Drawing: schematic section of walls and floor with a circle for a findspot and a vertical alignment of stones; labels: Pt 63; Upper wall; Lower wall; Pt 78; Late Bronze floor; row of stones at bottom of [?trench

Depth relative to surface: c. 1 m 50 photos in situ

Pt 79 : Inscribed terracotta ball, very worn, Trench South 3 - depth = 0 m 80 Room to the West of the paved room. At the level of the levelling of the buildings of a lower level (Late Bronze) Several signs, including (drawing) .

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

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