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 93 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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Extension of Trench II from A 4 to A 12; the sector A 12 being heavily cut into in the upper parts by the previous excavations, a single pick is assigned to sectors 11 and 12; as A 1 is kept as a stratigraphic witness, there are only 10 picks in this trench. In A 2 and A 3, the padjo pt 47 is continuing in depth.

Work stopped at pt 51 at c. 4 m - Excavation resumed in B 6 beyond -0.50 Excavation resumed in the western half of C 4, beyond -1.75, and provisional stop at pt 50.

11 h = storm and interruption of work -

14 h: start of excavation of new west hall Tomb pt 32; excavation carried out on half of hall down to the level of the access corridor.

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

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