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 55 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 27Scan 55 of 116

0,20 to 0,50 (rock) : Late Bronze II-III base of cup with white slip and red decoration (M.C. III ?) fragment of late stirrup vessel ; sherd "base ring" handle of jug, white pottery with red decoration (drawing)

Sector 115 : Late Bronze III : bowls with decor decor of spirals in red (drawing) rim of cup with red decoration (drawing) rim of krater cylindrical terracotta spindle whorl (drawing)

Sector 116 : 0, 0 0,50 : Late Bronze III : base of cup, handle - pyramidal loom weight - a spheroidal mace in green stone (drawing)

0,50 - 1,00 : Middle Bronze III cup "red on red" (drawing) , spout "red on black" painted pottery with black decoration: (drawing) 2 coarse terracotta spindle whorls (drawing) coarse cup with red decoration (drawing) with vertical handle

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

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