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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 129 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 68Scan 129 of 196

ENKOMI CAMPAIGN OF 1961

6 November 1961Opening of the area - Extension of the last trench East opened in 1960: squares 91 to 95: region H. de Contenson - squares 104 to 109: region J. C. Courtois -

Superficial layer of reddish to brown earth -

Pt 564: sect 106, depth: 0 m 30 (drawing) hematite weight, fairly worn, olive-shaped -

Owing to the spoil, work stopped in the squares 104 to 109 and opening of the squares 100 to 103: region J. C. Courtois -

Opening of square 96: region H. de Contenson the boundary of the two regions is still the road East-West in square 100. Other East-West roads in squares 91 and 109

Pt 567: sect 93, depth: 0 m 30 (drawing) cylinder steatite, very worn

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

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