Notebook·34 CDF art. 129-1·1958

Notebook of Roger Kuss, Enkomi excavations, 11th seasonR. Kuss

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 33 of notebook 34 CDF art. 129-1 (Notebook of Roger Kuss, Enkomi excavations, 11th season), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 129-1, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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proposing to him the common room as a bedroom, meals being taken outside at this season. de Contenson, on his arrival would thus take room N. after tea, visit to the carpenter to obtain from tomorrow 50 of the 200 stakes that Aitken still wants. after dinner, factory noise provided by the generator

Thursday 11 Sept. temp. 31° at 9h staking of the squares up to the outside of the South enclosure, i.e. E F G 1 to E F G 12 in course of examination, thus area of 40 x 220 ( 880 m2 calibrated yesterday and today ) Aitken has plotted ( blue stakes) some observat that I must therefore enter on the general plan. We will then discuss the direction and the dimensions before going back out on the ground for opening of the area. After lunch, Aitken experiences some cable breaks which delay him then stop him … continues

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

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