Vol.14.p.085

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Wednesday, December 16, 1925 (continued)

(9) G 7000 SW (southwest)
Continued in trenches 29 - 31.
In trench 31: three late graves XVI [G 7000 SW 16], XVII [G 7000 SW 17], XVIII [G 7000 SW 18].

Thursday, December 17, 1925
Twenty-sixth day of work.

Dunham came to take over Greenlees' job. I telegraphed Howard Hoppin Tuesday night "Vacancy on staff. Send your address." This noon, I received his reply "Address Thomas Cook Florence. Ready any time". Signed Hoppin.

Workmen:
Quftis: 102

Work on:
(1) G 6028
(2) G 6035
(3) G 6040, main causeway
(4) G 6040, burial causeway (stelae)
(5) G 6041
(6) G 6042
(7) G 6050
(8) G cemetery G 7000 southwest

Cars emptied:
Line I to 8:00 am: 30, 8:30 to noon: 119, 1:30 - 4:30 pm: 42
total: 191
Line II to 8:00 am: 33, 8:30 to noon: 75, 1:30 - 4:30 pm: 71
total: 179
grand total: 370 (430)[535]
At 1 o'clock turned all of gang I on to basket carry.

(1) G 6028
G 6028 F: Depth of pit 5.15 meters. Sand. Chamber on east, also filled with sand. Coffin cut in rock, lid removed, full of sand.

[ILLUSTRATION]

In coffin: fragments of bronze plate with [GLYPHS], cylinder beads.
In chamber: fragments of limestone canopic jars, several limestone model vessels, and broken human bones and cloth.
In pit: fragments of limestone canopic jar.

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