Vol.33.p.771
Diary Transcription:
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Sunday, March 26, 1939
work on
(1) east of G 2071 and shaft A
(2) G 2073 A, B, C, D, X
(3) G 2074 A, B, C, D
(4) G 2075 A, B, C, D
(5) G 2084 B, D, E, F
(1) G 2071
East of that mastaba. In removing the debris to expose the remains of the lining of the new excavated mastabas, sand, limestone debris, rubble, pebble and stones. Nothing exposed yet.
G 2071 A: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 7.67 meters, limestone debris, and in the chamber, sand, limestone debris, rubble, stone and traces of bones. Cleared. Drawing.
[ILLUSTRATION]
(2) G 2073
G 2073 A: In shaft. Lined with rubble and ends in bad rock. It is on the south end of the mastaba, south of shaft B. Total depth 1.1 meter, red debris, limestone debris and pebble. Chamber on west blocked with rubble and bound with mud, left for photo.
G 2073 B: In shaft and chamber. Lined on east and south with rubble and on west and north with crude brick hanging on debris. It is north of A and south of C or west of room a: down 1.3 meters: drift sand, chamber on north, built with crude brick and roofed with stones. No blocking, and that chamber is in shaft C, after drawing the shaft we will remove the hanging lining on debris and continue with the shaft. Cleared. Drawing.
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Details
- ID
- HUMFA_Vol.33.p.771
- Alternate IDs
- Vol.33.p.771; HUMFA_Vol.33.p.771
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
- Entry Date
- 03/26/1939
- Title
- Vol.33.p.771
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
