Notebook·34 CDF art. 128-5·1958

Excavation notebook of Contenson, 11th season, no. 3H. de Contenson

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 147 of notebook 34 CDF art. 128-5 (Excavation notebook of Contenson, 11th season, no. 3), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 128-5, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 72Scan 147 of 206

_ Layer 4 1 sherd of chamois fine ware with white slip, brown decoration (conserved)

Drawing: sherd with concentric circles and hatched band, and profile

1 brick-red sherd with slip white, brown decoration (conserved)

Drawing: sherd with triangle and horizontal lines

1 rim of cup bowl in fine ware white, brown decoration (conserved)

Drawing: rim profile with handle stub, and decorative motifs of chevrons and cross-hatched band

3 rims of similar bowls (not conserved) 2 handle fragments of similar bowls (not conserved) 1 handle fragment in fine ware chamois with brown decoration (conserved)

Drawing: curved handle fragment with row of ovals

1 rim of large bowl with concentric decoration brown, in fine ware (conserved)

Drawing: rim sherd with horizontal lines and concentric arcs, and profile

2 sherds of the same bowl (conserved) 1 base in fine ware with spiral painted in brown on the base

Drawing: ring base profile] (conserved).

1 similar base without decoration (not conserved) 1 rim of large bowl with flaring rim white ware, black decoration (not conserved)

Drawing: flaring rim sherd with festoon motif and profile

10 sherds in fine ware with parallel red or brown decoration (not conserved) 1 old "bucchero" sherd (not conserved). 1 fragment of flask (not conserved) (drawing) 1 spindle whorl in terracotta (Inv no. 206)

Closed-style pottery, late RB III (1225-1200

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

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