Vol.14.p.029
Diary Transcription:
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Saturday, November 28, 1925 (continued)
(5) G 6050
Continued clearing front of G 6050. Drift sand except in angle between G 6010 and G 6020.
[ILLUSTRATION]
The cut reached to within about a meter of the rock. Found fragments of alabaster canopic (?) (cut from old statue) and one-half model alabaster dish.
(6) G 6014
Opened the door-blocks in G 6014 pits C and E.
G 6014 C: Chamber in filling of mastaba: rubble walls, roofed with limestone slabs. Body contracted on left side, head north.
G 6014 E: Chamber filled with sand (from cracks) Body of infant, badly decayed bones.
(7) G 6014
G 6014 X: Opened door block of G 6041 X. Skeleton half contracted on left side, head north. Stone under head: fragments of cloth wrappings.
Sunday, November 29, 1925
Eleventh day of work.
Workmen:
Quftis: 100
Work on:
(1) G 6020 room d
(2) G 6020 pit A
(3) G 6030 pits A and B
(4) G 6040 rooms a and b
(5) G 6040 pits B, C, D, E
(6) G 6050
On the Rail Road line north of G 6040 running east southeast into quarry dump emptied loaded cars as follows.
8:30 a.m. to noon: 61, noon to 4:30: 66
total: 127
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Details
- ID
- HUMFA_Vol.14.p.029
- Alternate IDs
- Vol.14.p.029; HUMFA_Vol.14.p.029
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Documentation-Expedition diary pages
- Entry Date
- 11/29/1925
- Title
- Vol.14.p.029
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
