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Sunday, February 6, 1927
nineteenth day of work

cars emptied:
line IX 6:30 am - 8:00 am: 60, 8:30 am - 12:00: 140, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: 130
Total 330

Work on:
(1) Street G 7300
(2) Pit G 7173 A, B, C
(3) Pit G 7241 B
(4) Pit G 7259 A
(5) Pit G 7330 B
(6) G 7430 B, X

(1) Street G 7300
Clearing street to southward in street, uncovered mudbrick room.
[ILLUSTRATION]
Found in debris: granite hammerstone, diorite statue fragments and small fragments, limestone statue fragments, alabaster fragments.

(2) G 7173
G 7173 A: Opened door blocking, built of dubsh, roofed with stones.
[ILLUSTRATION]
G 7173 B: Opened door blocking and cleared debris, bones of body.
[ILLUSTRATION]

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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
    02/06/1927
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 6

Published Documents 1

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."