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 29 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 14Scan 29 of 116

17/11/61 Sector 129: west of the north-south wall, in the part adjoining sector 99, between 1 m 50 and 1 m 75, series of floors superimposed: two thick white floors separated by a layer of ash and burnt earth- The following succession is found, from bottom to top: (cf p. 12): 1,25: white floor 1,30-1,50: destruction layer: charcoal, ash, burnt earth 1,50-1,55: white floor 1,55-1,65: burnt earth and ash 1,65-1,75: white floor 1,75: rock or sterile clay.

In sector 99, the floor below 1,65 had been left in reserve - Removal of this floor in 99 and in the west part of 129, except for a baulk to the north-west -

pt 659: sect 129, west, depth 1,65: painted sherds "close style"-

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

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