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Wednesday, March 16, 1927 (continued)
(2) G 7440
Cleared debris of chambers b and c. built of dubsh, the south wall of room c of mud. Found in debris: flint fragments, alabaster fragments, faience fragments. Room b, door opened on east.
[ILLUSTRATION]
(3) G 7540
G 7540 X: Down 7.50 meters.
(4) G 7410
G 7410 B: Preparing sarcophagus to receive lifting tackle.
Thursday, March 17, 1927
Fifty-second day of work
Cars emptied:
line __ 6:00 am - 8:00 am: 102, 8:30 - 12:00: 190, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: 180
[total] 472
Work on:
(1) street G 7200
(2) street G 7400
(3) south of G 7440
(4) G 7410 B
(1) Street G 7200
Clearing floor packing of street on east face of G 7230, in the west half of street. Uncovered line of older stone casing of mastaba. Found in floor packing near north end of G 7230, below and near mudbrick casing, about seventy mud tickets, inscribed in black ink (one in red) inside a rough Old Kingdom jar (also inscribed black ink).
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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
- 03/16/1927; 03/17/1927
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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
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."
