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OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEH.
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another also perpendicularly over the entrance, on the
eastern side, and two horizontal lines along the sides of the
short inclined passage. The chamber appeared as if the
workmen had just left it; it contained chippings and frag-
ments of stone, a small quantity of decomposed wood, and
several round stones, that seemed to have been used as
hammers, or mallets, two or three of which I brought
away. A few black quarry-marks were observed upon
some of the blocks near this pyramid.
July 28th.
Reis, 10. Men, 172. Children, 158.
Third Pyramid.—Clearing the pavement.
Fourth Pyramid.—Blasting eastern side of antechamber.
Seventh Pyramid.—Excavation for entrance.
Eighth Pyramid.—Excavation for entrance.
Ninth Pyramid.—Excavation for entrance.
In going round the works I met several strangers,
apparently Franks, near the Seventh Pyramid: and I
observed afterwards, with great regret, that the casing-
stones at the base of the Great Pyramid, which had been
discovered in a perfect state, were injured and broken.
Vegetable earth and charcoal were found near the Ninth
Pyramid, and a few quarry-marks were observed, which I
copied, as I afterwards did some Arabic characters, roughly
4 Apparently represents the hieroglyphic bolt used for the letter s.
Mr. Birch.
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another also perpendicularly over the entrance, on the
eastern side, and two horizontal lines along the sides of the
short inclined passage. The chamber appeared as if the
workmen had just left it; it contained chippings and frag-
ments of stone, a small quantity of decomposed wood, and
several round stones, that seemed to have been used as
hammers, or mallets, two or three of which I brought
away. A few black quarry-marks were observed upon
some of the blocks near this pyramid.
July 28th.
Reis, 10. Men, 172. Children, 158.
Third Pyramid.—Clearing the pavement.
Fourth Pyramid.—Blasting eastern side of antechamber.
Seventh Pyramid.—Excavation for entrance.
Eighth Pyramid.—Excavation for entrance.
Ninth Pyramid.—Excavation for entrance.
In going round the works I met several strangers,
apparently Franks, near the Seventh Pyramid: and I
observed afterwards, with great regret, that the casing-
stones at the base of the Great Pyramid, which had been
discovered in a perfect state, were injured and broken.
Vegetable earth and charcoal were found near the Ninth
Pyramid, and a few quarry-marks were observed, which I
copied, as I afterwards did some Arabic characters, roughly
4 Apparently represents the hieroglyphic bolt used for the letter s.
Mr. Birch.