Notebook·34 CDF art. 131·1959

Notebook of Jacques-Claude Courtois, Enkomi 1959–1960Jacques-Claude Courtois

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

Scan 141 of notebook 34 CDF art. 131 (Notebook of Jacques-Claude Courtois, Enkomi 1959–1960), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 131, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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3-X-60X |Crucible and / ashes of hearthINV. 365= T. 547 / cf. Alasia IIthis period of the Middle Bronze A -2m15 / 2m35 depth In sector 31 west, crucible in situ in the mass of the stratum of brown earth lying under the thick original white floor, this crucible is well dated to the Late Bronze by the numerous sherds of this period, recovered from the stratum in question (cf. above p. 67). Near the crucible, 40 cm ⌀ area of fine grey ashes in probable relation with the use of this crucible, pt 546. In a looted tomb, sector 31 the only find 547 consists of a ovoid jar with two handles on the body decorated with a linear painted bi bichrome (Late Bronze, early) In room 34, uncovered of Mycenaean sherds IIIB in the stratum greyish-green under the floor where had been recovered the preceding days

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

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