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 79 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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16/10/57 In A5-A6, continued removal of spoil from the tombs Pt 30 and Pt 32, particularly from the latter. In A 7, removal of baulk north-east corner In A 8-A9, excavation down to the virgin soil at around 2 m In A 10, north part, excavation beyond 1.50 in reddish earth In A 11/A12, north part, excavation beyond 1.25 in reddish earth In B1 / B3, cleaning beyond 1.50 1.75 down to the rock, in brown earth. In B4/B5, excavation beyond 1,50, to the North In B7-B12, excavation beyond 1.50 South B6, small room, excavation continued beyond 2.00 (square K 31 old excavation) In C 7, excavation beyond 1.50 In C5 excavation of western half beyond 2.00 In C4, excavation of Pt 41 continued

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

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