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Thursday, January 22, 1931 (continued)

(1) G 7670
G 7670 B: Down 21 meters.

(2) G 7813
Clearing area. Uncovered pit G and G 7825, G 7826, G 7827, G 7829.
G 7813 G: Down 2 meters. Rubble built.
G 7813 T: In chamber. Uncovered chamber on north.

(3) G 7821
Found in debris: faience amulets and beads, ushabtis, etc.

(4) G 7824
Clearing.

(5) G 7825
Clearing. Door to south. Found: nine mummy masks, mud, fragments of wooden coffins.

(6) G 7826
Door to east. Clearing.

(7) G 7827
East of G 7826, door (small) to north.

(8) G 7829
Mastaba, small masonry. Uncovered serdab 's', with three roof stones in position.
Serdab 's': Photographed.

Friday, January 23, 1931
Forty-eighth day of work.

Locals: 65

Cars, line: XXI:
6:00 - 8:00: 57
8:30 - 12:00: 118
1:00 - 4:30: 112
total: 287

Work on:
(1) G 7670 B
(2) G 7813 F, H, T
(3) G 7819
(4) G 7825
(5) G 7826
(6) G 7829 A, B, C, 's'
(7) G 7830
(8) G 7831
(9) G 7832

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Details

  • Classification
    Documentation-Expedition diary pages
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Display Page Dates
    01/22/1931; 01/23/1931
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 12

  • G 7670

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7813

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7819

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7821

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7824

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7825

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7826

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7827

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7829

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7830

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7831

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7832

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

People 1

Modern People

  • Noel F. Wheeler

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates British
    • Remarks Wheeler was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy according to George A. Reisner's, "A HIstory of the Giza Necropolis, Vol. I."