Notebook·34 CDF art. 128-4·1957–1958

Henri de Contenson excavation notebook, 10th and 11th seasons, no. 2H. de Contenson

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

Scan 103 of notebook 34 CDF art. 128-4 (Henri de Contenson excavation notebook, 10th and 11th seasons, no. 2), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 128-4, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 51Scan 103 of 204

4/11/57:

Tr III, sector A: continuation of work over the whole length - Tr III, sector B1-B4: excavation continued beyond 0.50 - Tr III, sector B5-B8: excavation beyond 1.50 - Tr. South: sector 122/125: surface cleaning at 1.75 - sector 125/129: cleaning down to 1.60 - sector 128: excavation beyond 1.25 - excavation continued Pts 126 and 130 -

Drawing: stratigraphic section of a shaft or pit with a wall at the top right; labels: Pt 126 : ; Table rocheuse (2,40) ; 1st layer ; 2nd layer ; 3rd layer ; Mur ; Palier ; 3.00 ; 3.20 ; 3.30

At 3 m 30, new layer of intact vessels, forming the base of the 3rd layer; cleaning and photography. 1 bowl in the centre, around small jugs, of which 1 painted to the North, against the wall

Drawing: small hatched oval/rectangular form on a base, with North arrow to the left; labels: N <=

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

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