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Friday, March 10, 1933 (continued)
(3) G 2358
Clearing top of mastaba. Found five pits.
G 2358 A [= G 5540 A]: Masonry and rock-cut. Down 1.20 meters.
G 2358 B [= G 5541 A]: Masonry and rock-cut. Down 3.0 meters. Chamber west, open. Cleared, nothing found.
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G 2358 C [= G 5540 X]: Rubble and rock-cut. Down 2.25 meters.
G 2358 D and E [= G 5540 B & G 5542 A]: not begun.
Saturday, March 11, 1933
Sixty-sixth day of work
Work only for one hour in forenoon. Forty-eight men paid off. Twelve remaining in addition to guards.
Sunday, March 12, 1933
Sixty-seventh day of work, first of reduced work
Work:
6:30 - 4:30
Cars: (twelve men working)
Work on:
(1) G 2200 [= G 5080] west of and Z
(1) G 2200 [= G 5080]
Clearing street debris west of mastaba.
G 2200 Z [= G 5080 Z]: Depth 5.50 meters. Chamber on south, sealed with stones and cement.
Monday, March 13, 1933
Sixty-eighth day of work, second of reduction
Work:
6:30 - 4:30
Work on:
(1) G 2358 A, C, E [= G 5540 & G 5542]
(1) G 2358
G 2358 A [= G 5540 A]: Depth 4.40 meters. Chamber on east, open. Rock-cut coffin, north to south, lid partly removed. Pit broken through into G 2342 A [= G 5520 A]. Cleared.
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G 2358 C [= G 5540 X]: Depth 4.45 meters. Chamber on west, open. Rock-cut coffin in floor, north to south. Cleared.
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G 2358 E [= G 5542 A]: Masonry and rubble pit. Depth 2.0 meters. Chamber on south, sealed with rubble.
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- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 03/10/1933; 03/11/1933; 03/12/1933; 03/13/1933
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- Author
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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."
