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Vol.26.p.1215

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Friday, February 3, 1933
Day of Rest

Saturday, February 4, 1933
Thirty-sixth day of work

Work:
6:30 - 4:30
Cars: none

Work on:
(1) G 2100 C
(2) G 2200 B [= G 5080]
(3) G 2342 W [= G 5520]
(4) G 2346 A [= G 5524]
(5) G 2347 X [= G 5562]
(6) G 5010 B
(7) G 5020 A, B

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(1) G 2100
G 2100 C: Down 17.70 meters; rubble, sand and fallen blocks.

(2) G 2200 [= G 5080]
G 2200 B [= G 5080 B]: Clearing debris from room. Found: eight alabaster model jars, alabaster jar lids and fragments, three carnelian beads, faience objects, two copper implements, small fragment gold leaf, fragments of alabaster, offering table, further fragments of alabaster tube, fragments of obsidian model jar, potsherds.

(3) G 2342
G 2342 W [= G 5520 W]: Removed remainder of door-blocking. Cleared chamber: nothing found, no body.

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(4) G 2346
G 2346 A [= G 5524 A]: Cleared chamber, nothing found.

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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
    02/03/1933; 02/04/1933
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 7

  • G 2100

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 5010

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 5020

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 5080

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 5520

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 5524

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

  • G 5562

    • 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."