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 15 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 11Scan 15 of 196

W. Trench, sector 13: zone entirely disturbed by the earlier excavations; no stratigraphic observation possible. A well of the Iron Age (not excavated)

W. Trench, stratigraphy of sector 14 1 m 25: white floor (1 witness preserved) 1 m 50 - 1 m 70: series of floors superimposed white (1 witness preserved) 1 m 95: top of the jar in situ pt 440 and of the rock On the rock, M.B. sherds From 0 to 1 m 25, Iron Age sherds From 1 m 25 to 1 m 70, practically no sherds On the rock, Middle Bronze sherds.

W. Trench, stratigraphy of sector 15 1 m 25: white floor 1 m 30 - 1 m 60: grey layer 1 m 60: grey floor (1 witness preserved)

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

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