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Thursday, January 29, 1931 (continued)
(7) G 7832 (continued)
G 7832 R: Depth 1.2 meters. Chamber south, roofed with stones, bones in fragments within.
G 7832 S: Depth 1 meters. Chamber south, roofed with stones, cleared.
(8) G 7834
Clearing rock tomb. Cleared.
G 7834 A: Depth 2.4 meters. Rock-cut coffin, north to south. Cleared.
G 7834 B: Depth .7 meters. No chamber.
(9) G 7842
Clearing masonry mastaba. Uncovered pits Y and Z.
G 7842 Y: Depth .5 meters. Chamber on south, small. Cleared.
[ILLUSTRATION]
G 7842 Z: Depth 1.3 meters. Chamber on west, sealed with mud.
(10) G 7000 E 36
Built of mud brick, north to south. Depth .3 meters. Cleared.
Friday, January 30, 1931
Fifty-fourth day of work.
Locals: 69
Cars, line: XXI:
6:00 - 8:00: 60
8:30 - 12:00: 135
1:00 - 4:30: 125
total: 320
Work on:
(1) G 7670 B
(2) G 7830 C
(3) G 7831 C
(4) G 7832 D, E, F, H
(5) G 7836
(6) G 7838
(7) G 7842 A, B, C
(8) G 7843
(9) G 7844 A
(10) G 7845
(11) G 7846
(1) G 7670
G 7670 B: Clearing chamber. Found: thirty-three model offering jars (pottery); pit goes on down.
(2) G 7830
G 7830 C: Down 10.5 meters. Chamber I west, rock-cut, open; four other rooms within. Room I on north; Room II on west; Room III on south; Room IV on south.
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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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- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 01/29/1931; 01/30/1931
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- Author
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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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."