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 85 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 46Scan 85 of 196

4 October

Stratigraphy trench West, sector 21

- 1m00: floor of brown earth with charcoal (1 témoin) - 1m00 to 1m25: superimposed floors, separated by burnt earth reddish. - 1m25: thick floor, white in places grey green in places, with charcoal. - 1m70: bedrock table, except at Pt 516, where there is a hole dug into the virgin soil down to 2m90.

Stratigraphy trench West, sector 22 north part: - 1m00: floor of reddish burnt earth (1 témoin) - 1m30: floor of greenish clay with charcoal, on which were placed pts 504, 506 and 507 (1 témoin) - 1m70: bedrock table.

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

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