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Monday, February 18, 1929 (continued)
(2) G 7560
South of rooms 'c' and 'd'. Clearing debris and walls of late graves, down to rock surface. Over this area there is about 1 meter of hard debris of limestone chips and sand, debris of original mastaba construction. The smaller mastabas are all built on this debris (G 7562, 3, 4, etc, etc).
G 7560 Y: Remove top plug block and cleared around stones for photograph.
(3) G 7564
Clearing over mastaba and removed late graves.
(4) G 7566
G 7566 C; Depth 6.4 meters. Room on west, rock-cut. Unfinished.
(5) G 7567
Clearing on top of mastaba. Found pits B and C.
G 7567 B: Down .9 meters. Built of rubble.
G 7567 C: Depth 2.7 meters. Built of rubble. Room on west, of rubble.
(6) G 7573
G 7573 C: Depth 4.9 meters. Room on west, rock-cut.
[ILLUSTRATION]
(7) G 7574
G 7574 A: Depth 1.75 meters. No chamber.
G 7574 B: Depth 1.65 meters. No chamber.
(8) G 7575
Clearing small mastaba. Found pit A and late graves 113, 114 [G 7000 SE 113, 114].
G 7575 A: Depth .7 meters. Built of mud brick, room on north.
[ILLUSTRATION]
(9) G 7660
G 7660 Y: Clearing room.
(10) G 7000 SE 112 - 114
No. 112 [G 7000 SE 112]: Height .9 meters. Built of rubble.
No. 113 [G 7000 SE 113]: Height .8 meters. Built of mud and rubble.
No. 114 [G 7000 SE 114]: Height .4 meters. Built of mud and rubble.
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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
- 02/18/1929
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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
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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
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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."
