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Saturday, December 20, 1924 (continued)

(5) G 7220
G 7220 A: At noon, resumed work in G 7220 A taking the pulleys from G 7130 A.

(6) Street G 7200
Continued clearing street G 7200 front of G 7230.

(7) G 7320
G 7320 A: Continued cleared G 7320 A. Down 9.8 meters. Dirty debris.

(8) G 7101
The superstructure of G 7101 has only foundation course preserved and that not wholly.

[ILLUSTRATION]

Cleaning pits W and X.

Sunday, December 21, 1924
Forty-fifth day of work.

M. Lacau came to the works at noon and gave us permission to run our dumps across the Service excavation from streets G 7300, G 7400 and G 7500, and to fill in the part north of mastabas G 7310 and G 7410. I promised to have photos taken of the parts filled in.

Quftis: 85
locals: 145
Total: 230

Cars emptied:
Line II
6:45 - 8:00 am: 40
8:30 - 12:00 noon: 143
1:00 - 4:30 pm: 148
total: 331

Line III
6:45 - 8:00 am: 40
8:30 - 12:00 noon: 140
1:00 - 4:30 pm: 140
total: 320

6:45 - 8:00 am: 80
8:30 - 12:00 noon: 283
1:00 - 4:30 pm: 288
total: 651

Work on:
(1) G 7120 A and front
(2) G 7132 A and B
(3) G 7220 A and front
(4) G 7320 A
(5) G 7331 [in avenue G 2; number G 7331 later reassigned to tomb G 7331+7332, in street G 7300, abutting E face of G 7330; this G 7331 = unnumbered structure at SE corner of G 7320]
(6) G 7101 X and W
(7) Drainage canal north of Khufu Temple

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.11.p.092
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_Vol.11.p.092; Vol.11.p.092
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
12/20/1924; 12/21/1924
Title
Vol.11.p.092
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 13

Photos 1

Modern People 2