Notebook·34 CDF art. 129-2·1958

Kuss notebook, Enkomi excavations, 11th seasonClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

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

Scan 3 of notebook 34 CDF art. 129-2 (Kuss notebook, Enkomi excavations, 11th season), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 129-2, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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ENKOMI-ALASIA

11th Campaign of excavations, 1958 (September - October)

For the preparation of the work, the opening of the Camp and the first days of the "survey" or ex examination or magnetic exploration, see the pages of Kuss's journal and, as regards the archaeological observations during the soundings undertaken at the pm (= magnetic points) or "disturbances" indicated by the instrument, the journal of de Contenson.

Odile and I departed on S/S Ausonia, 13 Sept. from Venice, arr. at Beyr. on the 18th at 9h30. Departed again by plane on the 19th at 2h, the heavy luggage resent by sea. Arrived and spent the night at Nicosia. 20 September 1958. 81/2 visit to the Museum and Dikaios (Megaw on holiday) et some arrangements, hire taxi and dep. at 10h1/2 to Larnaca to collect the luggage arrived by sea and invite Lapierre, consular agent, to lunch.

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

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