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Thursday, April 21, 1932
Thirty-ninth day of work.
Cars emptied (line XXII):
6:30 - 8:00: 35
8:30 - 12:00: 55
1:00 - 4:45: 60
total: 150
Work on:
(1) G 1673 B
(2) G 1674 C, D
(3) G 1677 A
(4) G 1679 Z
(5) G 1681
(6) G 1683
(7) G 1684
(8) G 1685
(9) G 2100 B
(1) G 1673
G 1673 B: Removed bones of body, nothing found.
(2) G 1674
G 1674 C: Removed bones of body, nothing found.
G 1674 D: Removed bones of body, nothing found.
(3) G 1677
G 1677 A: Removed bones of body (bones decayed).
(4) G 1679
G 1679 Z: Depth .72 meters. Body in position, head north.
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(5) G 1681
Clearing top of mastaba, found pits A, B, C, D.
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G 1681 A: Rubble built, and rock-cut. Down 1.9 meters.
G 1681 B: Rubble built and rock-cut. Depth 4.55 meters. Chamber east sealed with stones.
G 1681 C: Rubble built and rock-cut. Down 2.6 meters.
G 1681 D: Rubble built and rock-cut. Down 1.25 meters. Chamber east, open (through to pit A) - pit D continues down. Found in pit debris: faience amulet and bead.
(6) G 1683
Masonry built, south of G 1681. Found pits A and B.
G 1683 A: Mud built. Depth 1.84 meters. Chamber east, sealed with stones.
G 1683 B: Mud and rubble built. Depth 1.65 meters. Chamber east, sealed with mud bricks. Opened. Body in position, head east.
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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
- 04/21/1932
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- Author
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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."
