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  • Excavator
    Arthur Cruttenden Mace, British, 1874–1928
    George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
  • Remarks
    In January 1903, Reisner sent Mr. A. C. Mace with a small party of trained workmen for a preliminary excavation of the western edge of the Western Cemetery. He excavated about 25 tombs west of Lepsius 19 and concluded it was more feasible to start from G 2000 (Lepsius 23) and work westward.

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Manuelian, Peter Der. "A Re-examination of Reisner's Nucleus Cemetery Concept at Giza. Preliminary Remarks on Cemetery G 2100." In Miroslav Bárta, ed. The Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology. Proceedings of the Conference held in Prague, May 31-June 4, 2004. Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, 2006, passim.

People 2

Modern People

  • Arthur Cruttenden Mace

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates British, 1874–1928
    • Remarks Egyptologist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
  • George Andrew Reisner

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
    • Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.