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Saturday, March 5, 1927 (continued)

(3) G 7340 (continued)
[ILLUSTRATION]
G 7340 X (continued): End on one side of sarcophagus. Here is more detail in colors only.
Chamber G 7340 b: completed clearance of chamber.

(4) G 7440
Clearing debris from south end of mastaba G 7440. Found in debris: faience fragments, limestone vessel fragment.

Sunday, March 6, 1927
Forty-third day of work

Cars emptied:
line VIII 6:15 am - 8:00 am: 80, 8:30 - 12:00: 158, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: 165
[Total] 403

Work on:
(1) street G 7300
(2) G 7340 X, c
(3) south of G 7440

(1) Street G 7300
Continued to southward in street G 7300. Uncovered chamber G 7340 C south of chamber G 7340 b. Found in debris: three flints.

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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
    03/05/1927; 03/06/1927
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 3

Published Documents 2

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."