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Monday, May 7, 1928
Forty-ninth day of work.
Locals: 53
Cars emptied, line XI:
5:00 - 7:30: 46
8:00 - 12:00: 148
1:50 - 5:30: 167
total: 363
Work on:
(1) G 7500 south
(2) G 7540 U
(3) G 7550 A, B
(4) G 7660 Z
(1) Street G 7500 south
Clearing debris in street. Uncovered foundations of a room (?) beside the southeast corner of G 7540, filling the full width of the street.
(2) G 7540
G 7540 U: Depth 4.1 meters. Rock-cut. No chamber.
(3) G 7550
G 7550 A: Down 3.5 meters; built of stone blocks above.
G 7550 B: Down 3.3 meters; built of stone blocks above.
(4) G 7660
G 7660 Z: Down 9.6 meters.
Tuesday, May 8, 1928
Day of rest.
Wednesday, May 9, 1928
Fiftieth day of work.
Locals: 50
Cars emptied, line XI:
5:00 - 7:30: 55
8:00 - 12:00: 96
2:00 - 5:45: 116
total: 267
Work on:
(1) G 7500 south
(2) G 7520 N
(3) G 7524 'a'
(4) G 7525 'a'
(5) G 7550 A, B
(6) G 7660 Z
(1) Street G 7500 south
Clearing debris in street. Found: two fragments of copper rings, faience fragments.
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- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 05/07/1928; 05/08/1928; 05/09/1928
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- Author
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Modern People
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- 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."
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