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Sunday, December 27, 1925.
35th day of work.

Workmen:
Quftis: 97
(man in hospital: two conscripts back from Abbasiyah to be examined on January 12, at Abbasiyah by courtesy of Ahmed Rifat Bey).

Work on
(1) Avenue G 3, between pyramids G I-b and G I-c. Also cleaning pits in cemetery G 6000 (Dunham) and examining construction of G 7510 (Wheeler).

Cars emptied:
Line IV to 8:00 am: 45, 8:30 to noon: 140, 1:00 to 4:30 pm: 183 * (!)
total: 368

About noon laid a subsidiary railroad line in Avenue G 3 with the resulting increase in earth removed. (See below)

(1) Avenue G 3
Between Pyramids G I-b and G I-c. Continued working westwards. As the carry lengthened, the work slowed down. At noon, put in a subsidiary line in the avenue dumping beside the loading switch of IV and reloading the carts on line IV. The result is shown above in an increase of forty cars loaded in the afternoon.
Uncovered the entrance to Pyramid G I-c which is low down. The structure noted yesterday was a later well made in the Saite-Ptolemaic period when the burial chamber was reused as a burial place.

[ILLUSTRATION]
entrance

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Details

ID
HUMFA_Vol.15.p.107
Alternate IDs
Vol.15.p.107; HUMFA_Vol.15.p.107
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Documentation-Expedition diary pages
Entry Date
12/27/1925
Title
Vol.15.p.107
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Tombs and Monuments 5

Photos 1

Modern People 4