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Sunday, February 21, 1926 (continued)

(3) Street 7000 S and G 7152 back
Resumed work on line IV clearing away the railroad embankment. Only back of G 7152.

(4) G 7000 SW (southwest)
Exposed grave XXXiii [G 7000 SW 33], see G 7050 of this date.

Monday, February 22, 1926
Eighty-second day of work.

Washington's Birthday.

Workmen:
Quftis: 76

Work on:
(1) G 7000 X
(2) G 7000 S (west of G 7152)

Cars emptied:
Line V to 8:00 am: 40, 8:30 to noon: 106, 1:00 - 4:50: 110
Total: 256

(1) G 7000 X
Dunham was engaged in recording next strip to south in chamber. Mustapha made five photographs. Lucas came in the afternoon and was down with Dunham examining and considering methods of preservation.
*A3699
*A3700
*A3701
*A3702

(2) Street G 7000 S (south)
Continued removing railroad embankment IV along west side of G 7152 and clearing to old floor. Old floor is badly broken by sebbakheem and weathering.

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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
    02/21/1926; 02/22/1926
  • Mentioned on page
    Alfred Lucas, British, 1867–1945
    Dows Dunham, American, 1890–1984
    Mustapha Abu el-Hamd (expedition photographer)
  • Author
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942

Tombs and Monuments 6

People 4

Modern People

  • Alfred Lucas

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates British, 1867–1945
    • Remarks Chemist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • Dows Dunham

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1890–1984
    • Remarks Egyptologist; Curator; Assistant Curator, Egyptian Department, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.

  • 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.

  • Mustapha Abu el-Hamd (expedition photographer)

    • Type Mentioned on page
    • Nationality & Dates
    • Remarks Expedition photographer.