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Friday, April 15, 1927 (continued)
(6) G 7540
G 7540 V: Down 5.0 meters.
(7) South of G 7550
Clearing debris south of mastaba.
(8) G 7000 X
Fitting crate to sarcophagus.
Saturday, April 16, 1927
Seventy-seventh day of work
Cars emptied:
line X 5:20 am - 8:00 am: 41, 8:30 - 12:00: 54, 1:30 pm - 5:15 pm: __
line X 5:20 am - 8:00 am: 65, 8:30 - 12:00: 202, 1:30 pm - 5:15 pm: 187
[totals] line X: 95, line XI: 454
Total 549
Work on:
(1) G 7500
(2) G 7450
(3) south of G 7540 V
(4) south of G 7550
(5) G 7000 X
(1) Street G 7500
East of G 7530, and east of G 7540, clearing debris from street. Found in debris: faience amulets, beads, ushabtis, copper figure.
(2) G 7450
G 7450 X: In pit No. II: depth 6.73 meters. Chamber on south, cut in rock, no door blocking. Found in debris of pit: faience ushabtis, flint fragments, slate fragments, obsidian amulets, lapis lazuli amulets, faience fragments, beads, etc., copper fragments. Found in debris of chamber: faience ushabti.
(3) G 7540 V
South of G 7540. Between G 7550 and G 7540. Clearing debris.
G 7540 V: Down 9.20 meters.
(4) G 7550
Clearing south of mastaba G 7540.
(5) G 7000 X
Preparing sarcophagus for lifting.
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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
- 04/15/1927; 04/16/1927
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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
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."