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SYSTEM OF RECORDING
Intermediate period, owing to the proximity of the
graves of these dates. The latter is by far the most
probable, as an archaic fort is less likely to have
been sufficiently intact to interfere with the planning.
Below the fort, and extending for an unknown
distance into the wet soil, was another large wall
about 9 feet thick at a much lower level than the fort.
Whether this was connected with the fort or was an
ancient town wall, or retaining wall to keep back the
fine sand found here, we were not able to determine.
8. Between the cairns A and B there were
abundant traces of ancient buildings. These appeared
to extend down into the wet soil, where we were
no longer able to trace them, and were mostly of
small mud-and-sand bricks, measuring 11 X X 3
inches, which are usual in early times. These walls
appear to have been earlier than the V—VIII
dynasties, as graves which we believe to be of that
period, (sect. 16) were laid in convenient angles in
them. An example of this is shewn in pl. VIII, no. 9,
where we see an Old Kingdom burial lying in the
angle of a wall with an archaic contracted burial
lying below, where it could not have been placed had
the wall been in position at the-time of the interment.
It seems, therefore, probable that this small town-site
might be somewhere about the IV th dynasty.
Proceeding along the desert level northwards from
the fort, many traces of wall trenches can be seen; only
those which are inserted in the map on pl. I shew any
continuity, and we can reconstruct nothing from them.
Although we found no sculptures or inscriptions
in the temple of Thutmose III except the fragments
shown on pl. XLVIII, 2, 3 and on pl. XLIX, nos. 5,
10 and 11, we found a fair quantity of fragments
of sculpture of the time of Thutmose III in the shafts
in group W., which must have come out of some
temple, as they were too large for any private tomb.
These are shewn on pl. XLIX, and come from graves
6 and 473 of the Ramesside period.
CHAPTER III
SYSTEM OF RECORDING
9. In recording the cemeteries of Gurob, we have
endeavoured to give the facts observed, apart from
conclusions and discussions, in as concise manner
as possible; in other words, to enable the graves to
be reconstructed by the reader without difficulty.
On the site, the graves were recorded on tomb-cards,
and from these the tomb registers on pls. XIV to XVIII
have been drawn up.
We have divided the plates into five periods, each
of which is complete in itself. These are: Proto-
dynastic, pls. Ill and IV; Old Kingdom, contracted,
pls. IV—VIII: Old Kingdom extended, of First
Intermediate, pl. IX, First Intermediate, pls. X—XI
and New Kingdom pls. XIII—L. In each period,
the order aimed at is that shewn on the tomb re-
gisters, i. e. Registers, plans, groups (New King-
dom only), pottery, stone vases, scarabs, beads,
miscellaneous objects. The proto-dynastic tomb
registers on pl. IV have had to be placed after
the objects referred to therein, on account of
economy of space in making up the plates.
At the top of the columns in the tomb-registers
will be found references to the plates containing
drawings of the objects mentioned in the column,
and on each plate will be found a note as to
where the tomb-registers are to be found.
The most important New Kingdom graves, from
the point of view of dating, have been arranged in
pls. XXI—XXXI as complete groups. The pottery
in these groups is repeated, and arranged with
the pottery from the less important graves, on
pls. XXXIII-XXXIX. Unless the original order is
known, the beads have not been included in the
groups, but the words “and beads” have been
added to the groups, if there are any beads in the
tomb. These can be found in the bead-corpus from
the tomb-registers on pls. XIV—XVIII. If the group
contain any other objects impossible to include
in the plate, a note to that effect will be found.
Each plate of groups is numbered consecutively, so
that any particular objects can be referred to. The
number in brackets, at the top right of the pot drawings
in the groups, is its number in the pottery corpus.
10. The pottery corpus is unified with that of
Riqqeh and Harageh (R. Engelbach) so that, for
example, if pot no. 46 a in the Gurob Corpus
occurs in the cemeteries of Riqqeh and Harageh,
it will have the same number and letter in these
other volumes. At the bottom right-hand corner of
each pot we have put an indication as to quality;
those unmarked are plain medium-red without
slip. At the left hand bottom corner of each pot
are the numbers of all the graves containing that
particular type. The numbers underlined indicate
that the grave is set out in the groups.
SYSTEM OF RECORDING
Intermediate period, owing to the proximity of the
graves of these dates. The latter is by far the most
probable, as an archaic fort is less likely to have
been sufficiently intact to interfere with the planning.
Below the fort, and extending for an unknown
distance into the wet soil, was another large wall
about 9 feet thick at a much lower level than the fort.
Whether this was connected with the fort or was an
ancient town wall, or retaining wall to keep back the
fine sand found here, we were not able to determine.
8. Between the cairns A and B there were
abundant traces of ancient buildings. These appeared
to extend down into the wet soil, where we were
no longer able to trace them, and were mostly of
small mud-and-sand bricks, measuring 11 X X 3
inches, which are usual in early times. These walls
appear to have been earlier than the V—VIII
dynasties, as graves which we believe to be of that
period, (sect. 16) were laid in convenient angles in
them. An example of this is shewn in pl. VIII, no. 9,
where we see an Old Kingdom burial lying in the
angle of a wall with an archaic contracted burial
lying below, where it could not have been placed had
the wall been in position at the-time of the interment.
It seems, therefore, probable that this small town-site
might be somewhere about the IV th dynasty.
Proceeding along the desert level northwards from
the fort, many traces of wall trenches can be seen; only
those which are inserted in the map on pl. I shew any
continuity, and we can reconstruct nothing from them.
Although we found no sculptures or inscriptions
in the temple of Thutmose III except the fragments
shown on pl. XLVIII, 2, 3 and on pl. XLIX, nos. 5,
10 and 11, we found a fair quantity of fragments
of sculpture of the time of Thutmose III in the shafts
in group W., which must have come out of some
temple, as they were too large for any private tomb.
These are shewn on pl. XLIX, and come from graves
6 and 473 of the Ramesside period.
CHAPTER III
SYSTEM OF RECORDING
9. In recording the cemeteries of Gurob, we have
endeavoured to give the facts observed, apart from
conclusions and discussions, in as concise manner
as possible; in other words, to enable the graves to
be reconstructed by the reader without difficulty.
On the site, the graves were recorded on tomb-cards,
and from these the tomb registers on pls. XIV to XVIII
have been drawn up.
We have divided the plates into five periods, each
of which is complete in itself. These are: Proto-
dynastic, pls. Ill and IV; Old Kingdom, contracted,
pls. IV—VIII: Old Kingdom extended, of First
Intermediate, pl. IX, First Intermediate, pls. X—XI
and New Kingdom pls. XIII—L. In each period,
the order aimed at is that shewn on the tomb re-
gisters, i. e. Registers, plans, groups (New King-
dom only), pottery, stone vases, scarabs, beads,
miscellaneous objects. The proto-dynastic tomb
registers on pl. IV have had to be placed after
the objects referred to therein, on account of
economy of space in making up the plates.
At the top of the columns in the tomb-registers
will be found references to the plates containing
drawings of the objects mentioned in the column,
and on each plate will be found a note as to
where the tomb-registers are to be found.
The most important New Kingdom graves, from
the point of view of dating, have been arranged in
pls. XXI—XXXI as complete groups. The pottery
in these groups is repeated, and arranged with
the pottery from the less important graves, on
pls. XXXIII-XXXIX. Unless the original order is
known, the beads have not been included in the
groups, but the words “and beads” have been
added to the groups, if there are any beads in the
tomb. These can be found in the bead-corpus from
the tomb-registers on pls. XIV—XVIII. If the group
contain any other objects impossible to include
in the plate, a note to that effect will be found.
Each plate of groups is numbered consecutively, so
that any particular objects can be referred to. The
number in brackets, at the top right of the pot drawings
in the groups, is its number in the pottery corpus.
10. The pottery corpus is unified with that of
Riqqeh and Harageh (R. Engelbach) so that, for
example, if pot no. 46 a in the Gurob Corpus
occurs in the cemeteries of Riqqeh and Harageh,
it will have the same number and letter in these
other volumes. At the bottom right-hand corner of
each pot we have put an indication as to quality;
those unmarked are plain medium-red without
slip. At the left hand bottom corner of each pot
are the numbers of all the graves containing that
particular type. The numbers underlined indicate
that the grave is set out in the groups.