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 61 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.

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layer 5 mentioned on p. 99 is therefore split in two and actually corresponds to the two well-characterised layers 5 and 6. the surface of the rock varies from 2.20 to 2.30 depth an E-W wall rests on the rock - Work finished -

9/10/56 - Trench XLI - (see p. 3) In the filling of the kiln, Pt 25, still coarse jars with ogival base and no neck; some of the handles bear impressions or signs. At 1.50 depth, in the centre, a point of arrowhead and three bronze buttons. (drawing) in the middle of the sherds.

Trench XLVIII - 0 to 60 cm: brown earth: layer 1 Beyond 60 cm, the whole centre of the trench is occupied by the junction of the two roads; to the north, straight E-W wall, to the south, wall oblique to the east and then taking the E-W direction - On either side of the road and in the halls beyond the walls, grey earth: layer 2 Excavation stopped between 90 cm and 100, probably on a floor.

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

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