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 43 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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Sector 129: the rock is reached at 2 m 00, except in the South-West corner, where as noted on p. 17, there is a floor at 1,90, then greenish earth mixed with stones. This fills a hole in the rock which descends to about 2 m 50 of depth and which contains pottery. It is a well, cut into the rock and built of stones - into which was to lead the East-West channel Pt 673

Drawing: plan of a pipe leading to a circular feature with stones; labels: N <-

This one extends towards the East, outside the limits of the trench

Beyond 2 m 50, whitish-green clay with ashes and rocky base at about 3 m 00 -

13h 30: start of a fine rain - 14h 30: excavation interrupted by a heavy shower, which makes the ground impassable -

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

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