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 145 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 72Scan 145 of 204

beyond 100cm, virgin floor (Konos) except in the S.-W. corner, where there is a hollow with steps and a skeleton in situ, accompanied by pottery } layer 4, (Ptt 3) 100 to 150 cm )

Material: Layer 1: mixed pottery, not very abundant (not kept) Layer 2: Pottery not very abundant Characteristic forms: base of "bucchero" jug short spouts (drawing) small basket handle Limestone dish, incised decoration Proposed date: 1200-1150, beginning Iron I Layer 3: Pottery rare. fragments of local Mycenaean } (Ptt 4) small piece of bronze. } Proposed date: 1350-1200, LB III Layer 4: marked by large fragments of pithos (not kept) (Ptt 3) not excavated -

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

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