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 43 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 25Scan 43 of 196

West Trench, sector 22 The whole region of Pts 475 and 499 is full of pottery: jars and jugs, taken in a mixture of compact of earth and red brick and lime - which appears at 0 m 75 depth - Superimposed floors? -

Drawing: plan of hatched walls with north arrow and curved line; labels: 475; 499; N; Fouille ancienne

Pt 501: sherd painted with matt black decoration on cream slip West Trench, sector 26 depth: 0 m 50

Drawing: sherd with curved bands, row of dots and hatched area

Pt 502: well with kerb square, made of slabs flat; the well is almost empty of fill; its walls are built - Depth: 0 m 55 - West Trench, boundary sectors 27-26

Drawing: square slab with circular opening

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

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