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 135 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 67Scan 135 of 204

Layer 2: Pottery rarer Characteristic forms: - Kraters with flat rim, "close style" decoration: (drawing) - Bowls, "close style" decoration - Sherds with Date proposée "red on black" decoration of MB appearance, one handle fragment - profile (drawing) id - Date proposed: 1200-1150 - beginning Iron I

Trench I . Stratigraphy: (drawing) 0 - 10 cm: Grey earth - layer 1 10 - 30 cm: Stone raft beyond 30 cm: virgin soil (Konos) in the SE corner, padja - Layer 2

Material: 1 1 loom weight, pyramidal - pottery abundant, not very characteristic - carinated cup with foot: X Date proposed: 1150 - 1050 - end Iron I . 2 Padja: fragments "milk bowl" and bowl "red on black" . Tomb looted BM III - BR I

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

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