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Thursday, February 24, 1927 (continued)

Work on:
(1) Street G 7400
(2) mastaba G 7330
(3) room G 7440 a, pit X
(4) pit G 7520 X

(1) Street G 7400
Clearing debris in street to southwards, and blocks fallen from mastaba. Found in debris: faience amulets and fragments, beads, faience ushabti fragments, alabaster fragments, limestone inscribed fragments, copper wire fragments.

(2) G 7330
Clearing on top of mastaba for surveying.

(3) G 7440
Chamber (a): In center of street, door on east, cleared debris from room.
G 7440 X: III and IV (pits) clearing debris, cleared chamber in pit III and found in debris: faience ushabti and fragments. Pit IV, down 2.0 meters. Two chambers, one on east and one on north, no door blockings.
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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
    02/24/1927
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

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  • 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."