TAA i.2.1.79
© Griffith Institute,
University of Oxford
Oct. 16.
Left Cairo for Luxor 8 pm with Callender and Burton.
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Arrived Luxor 9.15 am. Where our native staff met us & reported all well.
Remained in Luxor until the following day
18.
Crossed over to Goorna - arriving at my house 11 am.
Inspected the Valley - Tut.ankh.Amen Tomb, laboratory, and
Magazine - finding everything and men in good order.
20.
Parker - Times correspondent - arrived Luxor.
Motor car brought over to Goorna.
Made arrangements for operations to commence on exterior
work in the Valley on the following Monday - Oct 22nd.
22.
Commenced operations in the Valley: with 25 men and 50 boys began
clearing and levelling the area before the entrance of the laboratory
(tomb Seti II). so as to have plenty of room for photographing, restoratingsic {restoration},
packing, and for the carpenters.
Parker and his wife visited the works during the morning.
24.
The levelling before laboratory completed as well as path
leading up to same. Started Started filling up holes En
Route from Tut.ankh.Amen Tomb to Lab.
25.
Commenced upon removing the debris placed last season
over the tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen .. The work in charge of
Reis Ahmed with ten men and Reis Hussein abu Owad with
twenty boys - the debris being used to fill up the S. end of the
trench exposing huts on the S. end of the foot-hill.
Reises Hussein and Gad continued with the rest of the men to make
good the various holes along the path in the vicinity of the
Akh.en.aten vault.
Burton commenced on the 22nd to make a series of photos
of the Valley - beginning at the Mouth continuing towards the
Royal Tombs.
28
TutankhAmen cleared to top of staircase. Mason commenced
upon repairing the retaining walls. The tidying of the rest
of the Valley also completed.
29.
Opened laboratory (Seti II tomb No 15) and commenced
sorting materials therein. Men paid for week ending
Today - Reises received their wages, for summer duty,
to Oct. 31st 1923.
30
Completed preparations in Laboratory and also Magazine.
31.
Put down matting in first bay of Laboratory.