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Saturday, April 13, 1929 (continued)

(5) G 7562
Clearing on top of mastaba. West and south walls broken away. Uncovered pit A and G 7000 SE 152.
G 7562 A: Down 3.1 meters. Built of rubble above, rock-cut below. Debris: rubble, sand, etc.

(6) G 7000 SE 152
No. 152 [G 7000 SE 152]: Height 1 meter. Built of dubsh. Chamber on west. Cleared.

Sunday, April 14 1929
Fifty-eighth day of work.

Locals: 52

Cars (line XIII, XIV):
5:40 - 8:00: 54, __
8:30 - 12:00: 52, 46
1:00 - 5:00: 33, 54
totals: 139, 100
total: 239

Work on:
(1) G 7524 A
(2) G 7600 R, S, X, Z
(3) G 7631 Y
(4) G 7650 (south of)
(5) G 7652 A, B
(6) G 7700
(7) G 7760

(1) G 7524
G 7524 A: In pit Vi. Down 3.85 meters. Debris: sand and rubble. Found in debris: ushabti fragment.

(2) Street G 7600
West of G 7760, clearing to southwards.
G 7600 R: Down 9.7 meters. Four rooms: i on southeast open; ii on north open; iii on west open; iv on west of iii open.
G 7600 S: In rooms i and ii. North of room i is room v - sealed with stones.
G 7600 X: In room iii. Removed coffin lid slabs - two bodies within, heads to east. Found in debris: faience amulet.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 7600 Z: In rooms i, ii, iii, iv and pit v. Two coffins of stones in room vi. Down 1 meter in pit v.

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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
    04/13/1929; 04/14/1929
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 13

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."