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Saturday, January 24, 1931 (continued)

(4) G 7815
Clearing tomb.
G 7815 A: Down 3.5 meters.
G 7815 B: Depth 2.2 meters. Chamber on north, rock-cut, small.

(5) G 7819
G 7819 C: Depth 1.2 meters. Chamber on south. Cleared.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(6) G 7824
Found in debris: eighteen mummy masks, wood.

(7) G 7825
Found: fragments of faience, beads, in debris.

(8) G 7826
G 7826 A: Rock-cut. Down 1.2 meters.
G 7826 B: Rock-cut. Down .8 meters. Chamber west, open.
G 7826 C: Rock-cut. Down .9 meters. Chamber west, open.

(9) G 7828
Clearing mud brick mastaba, east of G 7821. Two niches in east face.

(10) G 7829
Clearing mastaba. Found pits D, E.
G 7829 C: Depth 6.5 meters. Chamber I on west, II on west (below) cleared.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 7829 D: Down 1.5 meters.
G 7829 E: Rubble built, down 2.3 meters.

(11) G 7830
Clearing masonry mastaba. Uncovered pits Y, Z.
G 7830 Y: Rubble built, down 2 meters. Chamber west, broken into tomb G 7825.
G 7830 Z: Rubble built, depth 1.7 meters. Chamber on south, sealed with stones.

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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
    01/24/1931
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 8

  • G 7815

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7819

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7824

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7825

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7826

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7828

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7829

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery
  • G 7830

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

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."