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 147 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 77Scan 147 of 196

Sector 97: at 0m 90 depth, abundant horizontal sherds marking the approach of a floor which corresponds to that noted p. 76 in the sector 96.

Sector 96, below pt 575, and near pt 587 at 1m 00 depth: a steatite spindle whorl (drawing) fragments of rings, and of a bronze point.

pt 587 sector 96, 1m 00 depth: nose of a human mask (drawing) in terracotta, 2 holes for the nostrils, the eyes openings for the eyes From 0,90 to 1,00, abundant pottery corresponding to the thickness of the floor noted p. 76 -

Sector 94, below pt 569, below the white floor thick at 1m 50, clayey earth greenish fairly compact, with pocket of brown earth.

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

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