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 115 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 57Scan 115 of 204

Pt 126: against above the northern edge of the pit while cleaning the section, at 2.50 = 2 pieces of gold sheet (no. 32), 1 haematite weight (no. 33) coming to add to the objects of the 1st layer -

Drawing: outline of northern edge of pit with two points and north arrow; labels: 32; 33; N

Removal of baulk to the north of Pt 126 (see section previous page) Wall of the level upper

Drawing: plan of a hatched rectangular area next to a wall and an angled feature; labels: ROUTE

1/ from 1.50 to 1.90: compact brick-red earth and sterile - [illegible] [illegible] 2/ from 1.90 to 2.00: burnt layer: fine grey earth, black ash, pieces of charcoal - Sterile layer - This layer seems to disappear in the SE corner of the baulk, where the earth is reddish

Drawing: plan of the rectangular area with a cross-hatched quarter-circle in the SE corner, an arrow pointing to the unhatched part from the text

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

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