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 25 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 11Scan 25 of 204

- C5, West, removal of jar Pt 25 and excavation below.

- Room Pt 99: under Pt 99, brown earth of 0.70 to 1.20. 1.20: layer of greyish white earth (floor?) 1.25-1.45 greenish earth. 1.45 - 1.70: red earth, then grey with limestone - 1.70 to 2.20: brick-red earth with stones Beyond 2.20, to the North: rock, to the South, opening of a well.

- Room East Pt 85: excavation continued beyond 2.40.

Pt 105: 1/2 scarab, 1 loom-weight and 1 sherd - found in the body of the street, at the crossroads SW in the area of the Temple

- Room South Pt 77: from 2.00 to the rock (about 2.30: pottery abundant, especially M.B.; at Pt 107, some Mycenaean sherds To the East, cavity with complete bowl: Pt 106. 2.30

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

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