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Thursday, March 17, 1932 (continued)

(4) G 1611 (continued)
G 1611 C: Removed bones of body [32-3-21]: man, teeth show signs of age.

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G 1611 D: Removed bones of body [32-3-22]: female, teeth complete, barely full-grown. Found with body: five small model offering dishes [32-3-23].

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(5) G 1618
G 1618 A: Removed blocking of mud bricks, which is within the area of the pit itself. Under the bricks found bones of a child of two to three years of age, in position, head south.

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G 1618 B: Opened door blocking of chamber. Bones of body in position, head north, with very fragile scraps of cloth in places.

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G 1618 C: Opened door blocking. Found bones of body in position, head north, with traces of cloth.

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G 1618 D: Opened door blocking. Body in position, head west.

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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
    03/17/1932
  • Author
    Noel F. Wheeler, British

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • G 1611

    • Site Name Western Cemetery
  • G 1618

    • 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."