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 19 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.

Page 9Scan 19 of 116

Drawing: jug with north arrow above; labels: N

Pt. 634: under the jug (no. 1) deposits of laminated clay brown, deposited by of the water having stood in the tomb. At a depth of 1 m 50, several vessels side by side including a bronze bowl:

Drawing: plan of an oval pit containing skeletal remains and four vessels, adjacent to a hatched strip on the right, with a north arrow above; labels: N; Bol renversé; 2; 1; Bol sur fond; 3; Bol en bronze; 4; Route Est-Ouest

All this material is embedded in decomposed limestone.

Sector 125: at 1,20, possibility of a floor, under the floor noted at 1,00 (cf p. 7). White floor visible over the whole surface.

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

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