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Wednesday, April 17, 1929 (continued)
(1) G 7524
G 7524 A: In pit of Room vi. Down 14.5 meters. Found in debris of Room vi: ushabtis, fragment of diorite vessel. The pit has been previously drawn as finished on page 922, but goes down beyond this.
G 7524 D: Removed lid of sarcophagus. Bones in disturbed heap at south end.
(2) Street G 7600
East of G 7660, clearing to southwards. Uncovered late grave G 7000 SE 153.
G 7600 R: In room iii. Found: ushabtis, fragments of copper, fragment of faience vessel.
G 7600 S: Down 12.5 meters. In room IV. Cleared. Found rooms west, open. Below Nos. v and vi, two more rooms vii on east and No. viii on west. Found in pit debris: bowl, small jar.
G 7600 Z: In rooms of pit V. Found: ushabtis, faience cylinder beads
(3) G 7631
G 7631 Y: Depth 10.45 meters. In rooms i and ii. Debris: sand and rubble.
(4) G 7662
G 7662 A: Down 8.15 meters. Room on north, open (No. i). Three mummies in wooden coffins. On east wide, rock cutting, north to south. Five more rooms beyond in I: No. ii on east, sealed with rubble; No. iii on north open; No. iv on west, open; No. v on west, open; No. vi on west, sealed with stones.
Found in pit debris: fragment of thin faience object, fragment of worked alabaster, large jar broken full of organic (?) debris.
(5) G 7660
Clearing on top of mastaba.
G 7660 A: Down 7.8 meters. Debris: sand and rubble.
(6) Street G 7700
[East of G 7760.] Clearing northwards on upper level. Found in debris: two small jars, four faience beads.
(7) G 7000 SE 149, 153
No. 149 [G 7000 SE 149]: Removed walls to clear room of chapel. One of roof stones is fragment of wall relief from chapel.
No. 153 [G 7000 SE 153]: Height .85 meters. Rubble and mud. Room on south broken.
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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
- 04/17/1929
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- Author
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
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- Site Name Eastern 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."