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 125 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 62Scan 125 of 204

7/11/57 Excavation Tr III, B5-B8, North: beyond 1.25 B1-B4: beyond 1.25 A: continued north of the road, except on the walls in fine masonry, where one sees a rubble infill of mudbricks inside. Pts^ 126, 130, 134, 133. Extension of South Trench by 4 m. towards the East to pick up the alignment of the former trench.

North baulk Pt 126: at 2.40, in the northern part, the bedrock table is reached; the wall which lines the north face is founded on the rock; the ash layer (2) (190 to 200) passes over the top of the wall, which is blackened by fire. Collection of sherds from layer (4), (2.10 to 2.40).

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

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