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 51 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.

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29/10/57

Sector A: continuation of excavation of well Pt 91; earth greenish alluvial; very few sherds -

Sector B1, north: continuation of excavation in cavity, perhaps tomb; very few sherds -

Sector B3 - continuation of excavation of cavity to the S. of the E.-W. wall. pithos fragments, Iron Age —

Sector B4, bench between Pt 71 and Pt 64 - excavation continued beyond the top of what seems to be a tomb dromos (2.80 depth)

Sector B9-B12: excavation continued beyond 2.00 - Sector Pt 106: excavation continued in cavity below the pt -

Sector Pt 104 up to the E. end of the trench: continuation of excavation (8 picks) -

2nd room to the E. of Pt 103 (5th pick from the E. end of the trench): Pt 109 - 1.50: biconical spindle whorl in black stone -

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

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