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 137 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 72Scan 137 of 196

Sectors 91 and 92: in the western part, at west of a North-South wall, one follows a floor white, 0m 5 thick, at 0m 75 from depth - Below it the rock appears in section at about 1m 10 depth -

Sector 94, under pt 569, depth 0m 80: nail head of bronze (drawing)

pt 570: sect. 97, depth: 0m 30: coin of bronze, folded back on itself and oxidised.

In sector 94, under pt 569, a white floor, third floor from the surface, appears at 1m 10 depth - In absolute depth, it seems to correspond to the white floor noted in sectors 91 - 92 - In these two sectors, it is also found again in the eastern part of the trench -

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

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