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Friday, February 5, 1926 (continued)
(1) G 7000 X
Dunham completed the scale drawing of the objects and the rough stones in the lower pit. These stones and potsherds [Nos.] 1 - 7 were removed and there was exposed under these a layer of small rubbish.
*B5888 This was photographed.
*A3684, A3685, A3686
*B5889: southeast of lower pit.
(2) Avenue G 4
Continued clearing the western part of Avenue G 4 to Old Kingdom level and exposed here the crude brick chapel (G 7072) and an interior mastaba (G 7071).
[ILLUSTRATION]
line of G I-c
crude brick
G 7072
older walls
G 7072
G 7071
[ILLUSTRATION]
5 cm dust and stone
25 cm sand
15 cm limestone
20 cm sand
15 cm limestone
40 cm sand and decayed crude brick
[ILLUSTRATION]
surface of decay
rooms filled with limestone debris and a little broken crude brick
G 7071
G 7070
old masons debris
G I-c
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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
- 02/05/1926
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Mentioned on page
- Dows Dunham, American, 1890–1984
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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 Khufu Pyramid Complex
Modern People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Nationality & Dates American, 1890–1984
- Remarks Egyptologist; Curator; Assistant Curator, Egyptian Department, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- Type Author
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.