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 9 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 4Scan 9 of 116

Pt 625: sector 124, depth 0,80. bronze fibula l. : 6 cm 3

Drawing: three views of a fibula

painted decoration / whitePt 626: sector 95, depth: 1,75, on the rock while cleaning it, uncovered a small jug of the "base ring" type brown in colour, miniature:

Drawing: biconical miniature vessel with flared rim

+ a tool handle in stone black, with disc at the end, of the same stone.

Drawing: faceted cylindrical handle with perforated end

Pt 627: sector 120, depth 0,85. scarab in blue paste

Sector 122, in north-west part, one meets a thick [illegible] white floor at 0,80, then one reaches a layer of red clayey earth at 0,90. (cf p. 2)

Pt 630: sect 127, depth: 0,75. head of a terracotta figurine of small size

Drawing: head in left profile

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

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