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Sunday, March 24, 1940

work on
(1) G 2443 A, B, C, D, E, F, X, Y, Z
(2) G 2445 A, U, V
(3) North of G 2473

(1) G 2443
G 2443 A: In shaft. Lined above with rubble and cut in rock below. It is south of B and east of Y. Total depth 2.22 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Ends at rock. No chamber.

G 2443 B: In shaft and chamber I. Lined above with rubble and cut in rock below. It is north of A and south of C. Total depth 3.4 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble.
Chamber I: on east, built of stones and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Empty.
Chamber II: on west, cut in rock. Blocked with rubble and bound with traces of mud, intact, left for photo.

G 2443 C: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of B and south of D. Total depth 1.4 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Ends at rock. No chamber.

G 2443 D: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of C and west of X. Total depth 1.4 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Ends at rock. No chamber. Type 7X.

G 2443 E: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is south of F. Total depth 1.48 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on south blocked with two stones and some rubble and bound with traces of mud, left for photo.

G 2443 F: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with rubble. It is north of E. Total depth 1.2 meters, sand, limestone debris, rubble and stones. Chamber on north blocked with rubble and bound with traces of mud. Blocking partly destroyed on top on east, left for photo.

G 2443 X: In shaft and chamber. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry, only on west and south rubble to the rock. It is east of D. Total depth 1.22 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east built of stones and roofed with slabs. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

G 2443 Y: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is south of Z and west of A. Total depth 1.65 meters, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on west blocked with rubble and bound with mud, intact, left for photo.

G 2443 Z: In shaft. Ends at rock. Lined with masonry. It is north of Y and west of B. Total depth 1.42 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on north blocked with traces of mud bound, left for photo.

(2) G 2445
G 2445 A: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 2.75 meters, sand, limestone debris and rubble. Chamber on east cut in rock. No blocking. Cleared. Drawing.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.36.p.929
Alternate IDs
Vol.36.p.929; HUMFA_Vol.36.p.929
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
03/24/1940
Title
Vol.36.p.929
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 3

Photos 1

Modern People 2