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Wednesday, February 17, 1926.
Seventy-eighth day of work.
Cold southwest wind again.
Workmen:
Quftis seventy-one (71)
Work on:
(1) G 7000 X
(2) G 7050 B
(3) G 7060
(4) G 7070 south end
(5) G 7000 SW (southwest)
Cars emptied:
Line V to 8:00 am: 6, from 8:30 to noon: 11, from 1:00 to 4:45 pm: 203
total: 220
Charles Breasted came this afternoon of his own accord and gave me an account of the present conditions which have been sent to M. Rockefeller for consideration.
(1) G 7000 X
On news that Mr. Lucas had arrived in Cairo held up work in G 7000 X to enable him to examine decayed wood and fabrics.
(2) G 7050
G 7050 B: Finished the chamber of G 7050 B. Filled with sand, dust, broken stones and some larger stones. Nothing whatsoever was found.
[ILLUSTRATION]
(3) G 7060
At 11:30 resumed work on street east of G 7060 south end. Debris as before.
(4) G 7070
In tracing rubble wall in G 7000 southwest exposed some of G 7070. The rubble wall rests on the floor of G 7070.
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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
- 02/17/1926
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Mentioned on page
- Alfred Lucas, British, 1867–1945
- Charles Breasted
- Mr. Rockefeller
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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 Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates British, 1867–1945
- Remarks Chemist. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates
- Remarks Son of James Henry Breasted
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- Type Author
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates
