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 25 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 12Scan 25 of 116

These four fragments are grouped together, they do not join unfortunately, but the object can be reassembled with plaster.

In sector 126 east of pt 644, two superimposed walls: above 0m90 depth, East-West wall. From 0,90 to 1m50, North-South wall set on the rock Removal of the upper wall to clear the surroundings of pt 644 -

Sector 126 and 127: layer floor of burnt earth at c. 1m30 depth, resting on a floor white at c. 1m50.

Sector 124: white floor at 1m25 depth continuing the floor met in 94 -

Sector 129: below the floor noted at 1,25, thick layer of ash, probably destruction layer.

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

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