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 67 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 33Scan 67 of 204

30/10/57 [illegible] B 10 } excavation continued beyond between 2.00 and 2.50 B 11 } Pt 110: excavation continued in the dromos. Pt 83: excavation continued beyond 3 m 60. S 5 east: hall no.25: excavation continued beyond 1.50 South trench: to the South-East of Pt 106, opens a new tomb filled with stones: Pt 118 ; under the stones, bronze vessels and pottery - Sector Pt 93: excavation continued beyond 2.00 Sector from Pt 113 to Pt 112 - excavation continued To the East of sector Pt 113, trench opened in the extension with 5 picks.

Pt 83 at 3 m 70: bronze plaque from an armour: (drawing) - bone disc (inlay of an object ?) (drawing) with a flat face. - bronze knife with bone handle in place

Drawing: rectangular blade attached to a slightly flaring handle

- conical spindle whorl decorated with circles (drawing)

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

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