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Notebook·34 CDF art. 128-3·1957

Excavation notebook of Contenson, 10th season, no. 1H. de Contenson

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 119 of notebook 34 CDF art. 128-3 (Excavation notebook of Contenson, 10th season, no. 1), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 128-3, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 59Scan 119 of 206

19/10/57: Tr II, sector A: widening of the trench by 1 m towards the North to clear the road. sector B: excavation continued beyond 0.90 from B1 to B4 - resumption of the excavation in B 8 / B 9 beyond 2.10 C 5: continuation nettoy removal of level upper C 4: continuation of excavation Pt 56 C 3: continuation of excavation of old tomb against West edge of trench -

Pt 58: Tr II, sector B 5 - 0.30 (top) large flattened pebble, having served as a work area, at the South edge of the trench against East-West wall met with in Trench I

Drawing: a hatched band with a circle next to it on the left, and a 3D-like view of a flattened rounded stone on the right; labels: Wall

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

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