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Monday, March 28, 1932 (continued)
(6) G 1622
Under part of mastaba, three pits, A, B, C.
G 1622 A: Cut in sand, .1 meter deep. Mud blocking.
G 1622 B: Cut in sand, .15 meters deep. Rubble and mud blocking.
G 1622 C: Cut in sand, .15 meters deep. Rubble and mud blocking.
(7) G 1637
Clearing top of mastaba. Found pit A.
G 1637 A: Rubble built and rock-cut. Depth 2.3 meters. Chamber east blocked with mud brick.
(8) G 1639
G 1639 A: Removed bones of body, nothing found.
(9) G 1643
G 1643 A: Removed bones of body, nothing found.
G 1643 B: Removed bones of body, nothing found.
(10) G 1647
G 1647 B: Depth 3.57 meters. Chamber east, sealed with stones.
(11) G 1648
Clearing top of mastaba. Uncovered doorway of rock-cut tomb in face of rock.
(12) G 1649
G 1649 B: Depth 2.2 meters. Chamber west, open. Cleared.
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(13) G 1653
G 1653 A: Removed bones of body, nothing found.
G 1653 B: Cut in sand. Deep .5 meters. Mud brick blocking.
(14) G 1657
G 1657 A: Removed bones of body, nothing found.
(15) G 1658
Clearing top of mud brick mastaba. Two niches in east face. Found mud brick court on east.
(16) G 1659
G 1659 A: Rubble built and rock-cut. Down 1.2 meters.
(17) G 1661
Mud brick mastaba. Clearing sand debris.
Tuesday, March 29, 1932
Day of rest.
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- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 03/28/1932; 03/29/1932
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- Author
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
Modern People
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- 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."