Notebook·34 CDF art. 128-7·1960–1961

Excavation notebook of Contenson, 5th notebook, 1960 and 1961H. de Contenson

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

Scan 115 of notebook 34 CDF art. 128-7 (Excavation notebook of Contenson, 5th notebook, 1960 and 1961), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 128-7, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Page 61Scan 115 of 196

6 OctoberTrench West, sector 14 . Pt 440 :

1°/ White floor from 1m70 to 1m90 : in the floor, RB II sherds: 1 "milk bowl" fragment, 1 sherd with lustrous white slip, 2 sherds with brown painted bands on light ground, 2 "base ring" ware sherds, about ten sherds with blackish outer coating.

2° White floor from 1m 95 to 1m10 : Pt 440 , jar. in white floor, RB II or I sherds. 2 old "milk bowl" fragments (drawing) 2 sherds in brick-red fabric with thick cream slip lustrous, 2 sherds with brown painted bands on greenish yellow ground, 1 lustrous orange sherd with brown decoration (drawing) 1 sherd with dark red band, 6 sherds with blackish outer coating, 2 "base ring" ware sherds.

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

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