Vol.11.p.086

Display page dates: 12/18/1924

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Thursday, December 18, 1924 (continued)

(2) Avenue G 2 and Street G 7100
Avenue G 2 and the southern part of the crossing of Avenue G 2 and street G 7100 was cleared. The loading switch was shifted 5 meters northwards and the clearing continued into street G 7100 in front of G 7120.

(3) G 7130
G 7130 A: Pit A of G 7130 was still in hand. Reached chamber which is full of the same thieves debris. Estimated depth 17 meters.

(4) G 7132
G 7132 A: Down four meters in G 7132 A. Chamber in rock on west under G 7130. Door-block of four stone of which one has been removed by thieves.

(5) G 7221
The men on line III in street G 7200 cut through the remaining higher heaps of debris and ran the line out to south end of G 7220. They also cleared away the sand over the connecting structure between G 7210 and G 7220 (which is G 7221) and found a pit on the north. [ILLUSTRATION] This is of the usual type of 2 x 2 meter pit found in these mastabas. We began clearing it.

(6) Street G 7200 and Line III
See (5) above, and (7) below.

(7) G 7230 and Street G 7200
Began clearing street G 7200 south end from about 6 meters south of north end of G 7230. The ground falls in this design towards east as wall as south and it is impractical to excavate beyond this line by means of line III.

(8) G 7320
G 7320 A: Began on pit G 7320 A which was party open. Dirty debris as in plundered pits. Down 6 meters.

(9) Khufu Causeway
Had a man and boy working east on the line of the Khufu causeway.

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