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Sunday, March 27, 1932 (continued)

(5) G 1642
G 1642 A: Opened door blocking. Body in position, head north.
G 1642 B: Removed bones of body, nothing found.

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(6) G 1643
G 1643 A: Opened door blocking. Body in position head north, lcsk, male, in remains of a wooden coffin. The wood is very much decayed and untouchable.

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G 1643 B: Opened door blocking. Body in position: bones all in a heap, though undisturbed. Remains of almost completely decayed wooden coffin (?).

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(7) G 1646
G 1646 B: Depth 4.1 meters. Chamber south, sealed with stones.

(8) G 1647
Rock cut tomb. One niche in west wall. Found pits A and B.
G 1647 A: Down 1.7 meters. Chamber west, sealed with stones.
G 1647 B: Down 1.3 meters.

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(9) G 1649
Found pits A and B in mastaba.

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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
    03/27/1932
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 5

  • G 1642

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1643

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1646

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1647

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1649

    • 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."