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Saturday, April 2, 1932 (continued)
(9) G 1658
Clearing part of mastaba to uncover Pit A.
G 1658 A: rock cut. Depth .90 meters. Chamber north, sealed with stones.
(10) G 1659
G 1659 A: Removed bones of body; nothing found.
(11) G 1665
Removed door blocking, for photograph.
(12) G 1666
Removed part of mastaba to uncover Pit A.
G 1666 A: Rock cut. Depth 1.15 meters. Chamber on north, sealed with mudbrick.
Sunday, April 3, 1932.
Twenty-fifth day of work.
Cars emptied (line XXII):
6:00 - 8:00: 3
8:30 - 12:00: 67
1:00 - 4:45: 65
total: 169
Work on:
(1) G 1233 A
(2) G 1235 (west of)
(3) G 1608 C
(4) G 1644 A
(5) G 1647 A
(6) G 1658 A
(7) G 1661
(8) G 1666 A
(9) G 1667
(10) G 1668
(1) G 1233
G 1233 A: Depth 14.05 meters. Commenced clearing chamber.
(2) West of G 1235
Uncovered mastabas G 1667 and G 1668. Found in debris fragments of inscribed limestone.
(3) G 1608
G 1608 C: Removed bones of body. No wood underneath bones.. The "coffin" is evidently only a cover, without bottom, placed over the body.
(4) G 1644
G 1644 A: Removed door blocking. Body in position, head to north, contracted.
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- Classification
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- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Display Page Dates
- 04/02/1932; 04/03/1932
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- Author
- Noel F. Wheeler, British
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Modern People
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- Type Author
- Nationality & Dates British
- Remarks Wheeler was a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy according to George A. Reisner's, "A HIstory of the Giza Necropolis, Vol. I."
