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in the previous season,but there is no archaeological evidence
for their construction.
In connection with architectural studies, a small test trench
was dug between the southern retaining wall and the limestone wall
of Mentuhotep which marked the southern extent of the Hatshepsut
temple. The objective was to establish the location of the western
foundation deposit pits, opened three times already by E. Naville,
H. Winlock and Z. Wysocki. The pits were marked on the plan
along with all related markings on both walls and on the foundation
blocks.
Another small trench was dug in the bark room to establish
whether there were any remains of the original pavement below the
rubbish in the eastern part of the room. Some 30 cm of this
rubbish was removed along the southern and northern walls, but
since no remains of paving slabs nor bedrock appeared in the
trenches, they were filled in again. There is presumably a tomb
shaft in this place, apparently opened once before. All the
pavement of Hatshepsut’s times must have been removed from here
when the tomb was made.
The mission expects further results from an analysis of the
collected documentation. The study of the Hathor shrine should be
completed in about two years.

& N. Beaux, J. Karkowski, "La chapelle d’Hathor du temple d’Hatchepsout
a Deir el-Bahari, Rapport preliminaire, BIFAO 93 (1993), pp. 1-10.

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