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 17 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.

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Pt 16: weight in dark grey stone (marble ?) haematite ?

Drawing: elongated weight with truncated ends] ; depth: 1m ; in A 8 7-

Pt 17: bronze needle ; in A 6 ; 0.80 – Beside A, fragment of terracotta ox head.

Material from 0.50 to 0.75 recovered: fairly abundant. Excavation continued beyond 0.75-

0.75 to 1.00 = same reddish earth with numerous limestone inclusions ; very little pottery. Material from 0.75 to 1.00 recovered – Excavation continued beyond 1.00: the earth appears blacker, in places; the pottery is very rare.

Pt 18: pestle or weight in fine polished basalt (drawing) in A 11 ; - 0.75 -

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

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