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 51 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 128, east part: resumed excavation in sump to the west of the large slab. Layers of earth, ash and pottery successive - Work stopped at a depth of 1 m 50 -

Sector 125, west part: rock reached at a depth of 2 m 50 - Excavation stopped.

Sector 99: Ptt 691 , - 2 m 00 = hearth cut into the virgin soil with Late Bronze pottery - This hearth is linked to the floor below at 1.65 (cf p. 14) -

In sectors 126 to 129, the excavation is finished; only cleaning work remains to be carried out - 15h 30: work stopped -

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

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