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Thursday, April 12, 1928 (continued)

(5) G 7901
G 7901 A: Depth 3.2 meters. No chamber.
G 7901 B: Clearing room. [ILLUSTRATION]
Room 'c': Continued clearing.

(6) G 7000 SE LV to LVIII [G 7000 SE 55, 57, 58]
No. LV [G 7000 SE 55]: Depth .55 meters. Built of dubsh, north to south.
No. LVII [G 7000 SE 57]: Depth .6 meters. Built of mud brick east to west.
No. LVIII [G 7000 SE 58]: Depth 1.3 meters. Built of dubsh. Three chambers, one west, one north, and one south. Cleared room on west.

Friday, April 13, 1928
Twenty-eighth day of work.

Locals: 58

Cars emptied, line XII:
6:00 - 7:30: 27
8:00 - 12:00: 18
1:15 - 5:25: 20
total: 65

Work on:
(1) G 7690 A
(2) G 7777 O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V
(3) G 7784 B, T
(4) G 7789
(5) G 7792 A
(6) G 7901 A
(7) G 7000 SE LIV, LIII [G 7000 SE 54, 53]

(1) G 7690
G 7690 A: Down 2.8 meters.

(2) G 7777
G 7777 O: Height .8 meters. Rock-cut. Chamber on west, rock-cut.
G 7777 P: Depth .7 meters. Built of mud brick and dubsh. No room.
G 7777 Q: Depth 1.75 meters. Built of dubsh above, rock-cut below, chamber on west, open. Rock-cut coffin north to south.

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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
    04/12/1928; 04/13/1928
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 12

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."