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Sunday, September 26, 1926 (continued)

(1) G 7000 X (continued)
No. 1077: No. 1077 is the circular wooden object, see A4241.
(16) is the space between it and the contents of 1074, brushed off the pottery dust and exposed the edge of the core wood, and south of it east-west wood on floor.

No. 1078: See A4241.
(a) swept up rubbish (wood and copper) and treated (b) same way.
(10)-(16) potsherds of the large thick red ware bowls, and pans.

No. 1073: resumed. See A4241 and A4233.
(34) area of pottery dust and decayed fragments of red polished and red brown ware potsherds.
(35) large fragments probably from 1090.
(36) model basin red ware [ILLUSTRATION]

No. 1077: Finished sweeping top of circular wood, removing extraneous dust, etc.

*A4243: nos. 1077 and 1074 sub, looking east [SYMBOL]
*A4244: nos. 1068, 1073, 1071, etc, looking east [SYMBOL]
*A4245: general, looking north-northeast from southwest corner

Monday, September 27, 1926

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X

(1) G 7000 X
No. 1073: continued. See A4244.
(37)-(48) decayed potsherds of red brown ware of types 1201 and 1207 but larger.
Loaded with jumbled fragments of decayed wood.

No. 1091: See A4244 and pages 1038/1042.
Rectangular flint [ILLUSTRATION]

Lucas came with report.

No. 1078: resumed. See A4244.
(17)-(22) decayed pottery and four fragments of thick red ware bowls, etc.

*B6063: nos. 1078, 1073, looking east

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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
    09/26/1926; 09/27/1926
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

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Modern People

  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.