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 45 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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21/11/61Excavation continued with 17 pickmen in sectors 125 to 129 and 130 to 139 - In sector 99, resumed cleaning of the square well Pt 611: fragments of large pithoi crushed in situ and sherds of jugs of the Iron Age -

Sector 127, east part: white floor reached at 1m60 depth Below, numerous stones belonging to a wall set on the rock.

Sector 125: resumed excavation in the part West, beyond 2m00 of depth, in a hole dug in the rock, with greenish earth and pottery -

Sector 129, Pt 673: the channel consists of two elements, whose slope is directed towards the East -

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

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