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Vol.25.p.1173

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Diary Transcription:

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Sunday, April 24, 1932 (continued)

(1) G 1681
G 1681 C: Removed bones of body, nothing found.
G 1681 D: Removed bones of body, nothing found.

(2) G 1683
G 1683 D: Opened door blocking. Body in position, head west, with mud over bones.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(3) G 1685
G 1685 B: Opened door blocking. Body in position, head north.

[ILLUSTRATION]

G 1685 C: Opened door blocking, body in position, head north, with fragments of cloth on bones.

[ILLUSTRATION]

(4) G 1687
G 1687 A: Rubble built. Depth 1.15 meters. No chamber.

(5) G 1688
G 1688 A: Rubble built and rock cut. Depth 2.1 meters. Chamber east sealed with stones.
G 1688 Z: Rock-cut. Depth 1.32 meters. Chamber east, 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
    04/24/1932
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • G 1681

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1683

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1685

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1687

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 1688

    • Site Name Western 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."