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VIII. Description of Tombs in cem. 3000.
off The interior was seen to be as in Pl. 64e. The floor was covered to a depth of
8—12 cm with a layer of crumbled mud plaster and bricks which had fallen from the roof.
The skeleton was contracted on the left side head northwest
(local north) with the hands between the knees. The floor underneath
showed wood rot, sufficient to determine that there had been a coffin.
The position of the bones of the right hand and of the left foot, is
typical of a body which has decayed in a wooden box with hand
and foot turned up resting against the side. On the bones were
151. N. 3014. Section C—D, I : 50.
traces of cloth. The body had therefore been contained in a small wooden box and covered,
or loosely wrapped, in cloth.1
The main chamber contained only the burial, except that near the skull there were 2 or
3 fragments of charcoal.
In the end-chambers, were:
1. Jar of rough ware, type v, Pl. 74a lower left corner, numbered by mistake 3061.
2. Plate of red polished brown ware, type xxvi. Pl. 74s.
3. Jar of smooth red ware, type iv. Pl. 74a.
N. 3053. A single-chamber corbel with an entrance on the north.
Axis 440 east of south. See Pl. 67 a- b and fig. 152—154.
The hole was cut through the alluvial strata and from o
to 38 cm into the solid limestone, fig. 154. The corbel was
roughly built of mud-brick and limestone chips. Owing to
the moisture and pressure the bricks had melted and the
whole vault, had evidently sunk down on itself. We found
the brickwork almost a solid mass of mud. The bones and
pottery in the south end lay nearly undisturbed underneath
a layer of debris from the roof. The door block was gone
and the objects in the north end seemed considerably disturbed.
So it is clear that the tomb had been plundered anciently.
The doorway was roofed with a corbel see Pl. 67a.
The approach was a plastered incline.
IS2. N. 3053. Plan, 1:50.
The skeleton was contracted on the right side, head to the north. The skull was missing.
The body was in a wooden box with boards
ends. The jars 8—10 may have been in the
coffin originally. The objects 5—7 seem to owe
their position to some disturbance of the tomb.
Scattered at various points were bones of a
small offering animal (kid?).
The objects in the tomb were:
1. Plate of red polished soft red-brown
ware, type xxvi. Diam. 24: h. 6 cm.
cm thick the sides of which overlapped the
153. N. 3053. Section A —B, I : 50.
Loose wrapping were found on burials of the 4t51—6^ dynasties in cem. 700, 100 and 35°°.
VIII. Description of Tombs in cem. 3000.
off The interior was seen to be as in Pl. 64e. The floor was covered to a depth of
8—12 cm with a layer of crumbled mud plaster and bricks which had fallen from the roof.
The skeleton was contracted on the left side head northwest
(local north) with the hands between the knees. The floor underneath
showed wood rot, sufficient to determine that there had been a coffin.
The position of the bones of the right hand and of the left foot, is
typical of a body which has decayed in a wooden box with hand
and foot turned up resting against the side. On the bones were
151. N. 3014. Section C—D, I : 50.
traces of cloth. The body had therefore been contained in a small wooden box and covered,
or loosely wrapped, in cloth.1
The main chamber contained only the burial, except that near the skull there were 2 or
3 fragments of charcoal.
In the end-chambers, were:
1. Jar of rough ware, type v, Pl. 74a lower left corner, numbered by mistake 3061.
2. Plate of red polished brown ware, type xxvi. Pl. 74s.
3. Jar of smooth red ware, type iv. Pl. 74a.
N. 3053. A single-chamber corbel with an entrance on the north.
Axis 440 east of south. See Pl. 67 a- b and fig. 152—154.
The hole was cut through the alluvial strata and from o
to 38 cm into the solid limestone, fig. 154. The corbel was
roughly built of mud-brick and limestone chips. Owing to
the moisture and pressure the bricks had melted and the
whole vault, had evidently sunk down on itself. We found
the brickwork almost a solid mass of mud. The bones and
pottery in the south end lay nearly undisturbed underneath
a layer of debris from the roof. The door block was gone
and the objects in the north end seemed considerably disturbed.
So it is clear that the tomb had been plundered anciently.
The doorway was roofed with a corbel see Pl. 67a.
The approach was a plastered incline.
IS2. N. 3053. Plan, 1:50.
The skeleton was contracted on the right side, head to the north. The skull was missing.
The body was in a wooden box with boards
ends. The jars 8—10 may have been in the
coffin originally. The objects 5—7 seem to owe
their position to some disturbance of the tomb.
Scattered at various points were bones of a
small offering animal (kid?).
The objects in the tomb were:
1. Plate of red polished soft red-brown
ware, type xxvi. Diam. 24: h. 6 cm.
cm thick the sides of which overlapped the
153. N. 3053. Section A —B, I : 50.
Loose wrapping were found on burials of the 4t51—6^ dynasties in cem. 700, 100 and 35°°.