Howard-Vyse, Richard William Howard: Operations carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into upper Egypt, and Appendix (Band 2) (London, 1841)

OPERATIONS CARRIED OX AT GIZEII.

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Second Pyramid.—Roof in Belzoni's Chamber.
Third Pyramid.—Interior.

- Blasting the stones in the pit.

- Clearing the pavement.

Excavation between the Third and Fifth Pyramids.
Campbell's Tomb.

During my absence the interior of the Great Pyramid
had been nearly cleared out. The eastern excavation at
the northern front had been completed to the base, where
the remains of a pavement were discovered. A consider-
able progress had been made in the Third Pyramid, and
several pieces of granite had been found in the bottom of
the shaft; but they appeared to be only fillings in. The
removal of the stones in the pit, and of the rubbish from
the pavement at the northern front, had been begun. It
is to be remarked that although many fragments, both
of granite and of calcareous casing, are scattered about
the base of this monument, key-stones of granite are
only to be found in the lower part, which corroborates
the account of Herodotus, that the revetment of that
material did not extend to the summit. Considerable
Progress had been made at Campbell's Tomb, where two
large jars of red earthenware had been taken out of the
south-eastern angle of the foss; the height of the one
Was one foot eight and a half inches; of the other, one
foot six inches. They were without ornament or inscrip-
tion of any kind, and were afterwards drawn by Mr.
Andrews.

June 16th.
Reis, 10. Men, 20G. Children, 189.

Great Pyramid.—Excavation in northern front.

-- Excavation westward in northern front.

- Roof in Queen's Chamber.

- Clearing the chambers and passages.