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The Minor Cemetery at Giza, Unpublished Manuscript, Chapter II: Mastaba Types and Construction, p.023b

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the south they broke into the chamber of C. They left an offset and started the wall farther north. They feared to break through again as the wall sounded thin and changed their plan. The room was then extended towards the north (Fig. ). This however cut off the possiblity of any chamber on the west on this level, and as the masons did not care to carry the shaft deeper, this chamber was made on the east.

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  • Classification
    Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts
  • Department
    University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
  • Credit Line
    University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
  • Author
    Clarence Stanley Fisher, American, 1876–1941

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  • G 3093

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

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  • Clarence Stanley Fisher

    • Type Author
    • Nationality & Dates American, 1876–1941
    • Remarks Archaeologist and architect. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.