Notebook·34 CDF art. 135-3·1962

Excavation notebook of Lagarce, 15th season, Enkomi-Alasia, 1962Jacques Lagarce

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

Scan 91 of notebook 34 CDF art. 135-3 (Excavation notebook of Lagarce, 15th season, Enkomi-Alasia, 1962), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 135-3, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Under the layer of ashash, floor, then red earth, then stones. Perhaps it is the same arrangement as on the paving of hall zone 6, a thick floor, made of red earth lying between 2 white coatings on a subbase of stones? It is necessary to wait until the whole surface has been cleared to form an idea -

In layer 1, in the inner part of the balk, the earth is very hard and dark red-brown: no doubt remains of earth walls collapsed - In layer 2, when one finishes removing it, one finds a few more sherds, which still seem of the Iron Age. Layer 3, the stones do not contin-

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

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