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Sunday, March 6, 1927 (continued)
(2) G 7340
Clearing south end of mastaba of debris.
[ILLUSTRATION]
Found in debris: limestone statue fragment, faience fragments.
G 7340 X: Photographed sarcophagus and lid.
Chamber c: Built of dubsh and mud, door on east.
[ILLUSTRATION]
(3) G 7440
Clearing debris south face of G 7440. Sebakhim debris 2.0 meters deep, and ancient sand and limestone debris below. The debris of sebakhim fills in a deep hollow in the ancient debris.
Monday, March 7, 1927
Forty-fourth day of work
Cars emptied:
line VIII 6:15 am - 8:00 am: 74, 8:30 - 12:00: 132, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm: 116
[Total] 322
Work on:
(1) street G 7300
(2) Pit G 7340 X
(3) G 7341 A, B, C
(4) south of G 7340
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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
- 03/06/1927; 03/07/1927
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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
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."
