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Thursday, February 21, 1929 (continued)

(5) G 7569
G 7569 D: Depth .8 meters. Built of rubble. Room on north. Cleared.

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(6) G 7574
Clearing south of mastaba. Found pit Z.
G 7574 Z: Depth 1.1 meters. Built of rubble: room on west cleared.

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(7) G 7576
Clearing mastaba. Built of mud brick. Found pits A, B, C and G 7000 SE 117, G 7000 SE 118.
G 7576 A: Depth .7 meters. Built of rubble. Room in center. Cleared.

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G 7576 B: Depth .85 meters. Built of rubble. No chamber.
G 7576 C: Depth .5 meters. Built of rubble. No chamber.

(8) G 7660
G 7660 Y: In chamber. Clearing debris.

(9) G 7000 SE 117, 118
No. 117 [G 7000 SE 117]: Height .9 meters. Built of rubble. North to south. Cleared.
No. 118 [G 7000 SE 118]: Height .9 meters. Built of rubble. Two rooms, (1) on south, (2) on north.

(10) G 7563
North of G 7563. The debris on which the mastaba is built is thus:

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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
    02/21/1929
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • G 7563

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7569

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7574

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7576

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7660

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

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."