Reisner, George Andrew: The development of the Egyptian tomb down to the accession of Cheops (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Pr. [u.a.], 1936)

TOMB TYPES OF DYNASTY I, FIRST PART (MENES TO ZET) 43
I give here four examples of unlined open-pit graves of Dyn. O-I as characteristic examples of
this type:
Graves of Type i, unlined:
(1) El-Ahaiwah, A 226: Hearst Expedition, MSS. notes; see Fig. 28 and 188; also Appendix A.
Substructure, open pit dug in gravel; traces of roof of wooden logs.

Measurements:
N-S
2-6 m.
E-W
1-4 m.
Prop.
i/i-85
Area
3-64 sq. m.
Depth
2-0 m.
4s.

Fig. 28


beams and a lengthwise log,

Depth
2-15 m.

Depth
0-9 m.

Area
2-32 sq. m.

Area
0-46 sq. m.

(2) Zawiyet-el-Aryan, Z 116: Harvard-Boston Expedition; MSS. notes, recorded by Dr. Fisher; see
Fig. 29 and Appendix A.
Substructure: rectangular open pit carefully roofed with wooden
resting on a slot ledge below the surface; wooden coffin.
Measurements; N-S E-W Prop.
2-04 m. 1-14 m. 1/1-79
(3) Zawiyet-el-Aryan, Z 118: see l.c. and Fig. 30 and Appendix A.
Substructure: roughly rectangular open pit; child in wooden coffin.
Measurements: N-S E-W Prop.
0-97 m. 0-48 m. 1/2-02
(4) Zawiyet-el-Aryan, Z 124: see l.c. and Fig. 31 and Appendix A.
Substructure: rectangular open pit cut with a wide ledge on all four sides at a depth of 0-5 m.
below present surface; roofed with wooden logs and planks resting on ledge; body is in wooden
coffin.