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Wednesday, March 9, 1927 (continued)

(4) G 7350
Clearing debris on top of north end of mastaba G 7350. Fragments of Roman mudbrick construction uncovered. Found in debris: pottery bowl, fragment of inscribed ushabti, faience beads and fragments, flint fragments, limestone vessel fragment.

Thursday, March 10, 1927
Forty-sixth day of work

Cars emptied:
line VIII 6:15 am - 8:00 am: 58, 8:30 - 12:00: 116, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: 58
[line VIII total] 232
line IX 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: 60
Total 292

Work on:
(1) street G 7300
(2) street G 7400
(3) G 7330 X, Y
(4) south of G 7340
(5) G 7350
(6) G 7440 Y [= G 7441]

(1) Street G 7300
Clearing debris, east of G 7350.

(2) Street G 7400
Clearing debris west of G 7530. Found in debris: pottery fragments.

(3) G 7330
G 7330 X: Removed door blocking of chamber and cleared debris, bones disturbed.
[ILLUSTRATION]
G 7330 Y: Removed door blocking and cleared debris.
[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
    03/09/1927; 03/10/1927
  • 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."