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Monday, February 28, 1938

Work on
(1) G 6027 A, D, E

(1) G 6027
G 6027 A: In shaft. Below the chamber. Total depth 8 meters. Clean sand. Reached the rock in shaft. No chamber, only the first one. Drawing.

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G 6027 D: Removed the two bodies from chamber I and II, and we start to remove the lining of the two chambers and the roof to go on with the native shaft. Down 4 meters. Dubsh, stones, mud bound, and below it white limestone debris and dubsh. This shaft was built with masonry courses above and cut in rock below. Only they break the lining on the west wall and build the two chambers. Not reached the rock in shaft and reached the chamber.

G 6027 E: In shaft and chamber. Total depth 5.5 meters. Drift sand. North-south rock cut coffin without lid. The coffin is higher than the floor of the chamber. Cleared. Drawing.

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.32.p.626
Alternate IDs
Vol.32.p.626; HUMFA_Vol.32.p.626
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
02/28/1938
Title
Vol.32.p.626
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 1

Photos 1

Modern People 2

Published Documents 2