Notebook·34 CDF art. 128-8·1961

Excavation notebook of Henri de Contenson, sixth notebook, 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. 128-8 (Excavation notebook of Henri de Contenson, sixth notebook, 1961), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 128-8, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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15/11/61_ Ptt 631 : sector 124, depth: 1 m 00 horse figurine in terracotta, mounted on wheels (drawing) placed on a floor of white

In sectors 124 to 127, one meets everywhere where there has been no disturbance, a white floor at 1 m 00 depth.

Clearing of sectors 111 to 114 _ Excavation resumed in sectors 115 to 120 _

Opening of the new trench 130 - 139 and interruption of excavation in sectors 115 to 120

Sector 122 Under the the sterile red clay, on the rock is reachedd at 1 m 00 depth, (cf p. 4) in the northern part _

Sector 123, rock reached at 1 m 00 depth same stratigraphy as in the part south of 122 ;(cf p. 2) _

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

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