TAA iv.03.04

just tingling with excitement. It was no 

light job. Many of the stones were very 

heavy, and we could see that the wooden 

tabernacle was so close that a single 

stone falling inwards might do serious 

damage, so we had to go very carefully. 

I dont^sic seem to have shown much 

excitement myself, for I heard Lacau

say to someone "Mr. Mace est toujours 

calme". The order of proceedings was this.

Carter with chisel & crowbar eased 

the stones loose one by one; I held them 

as he did so to prevent their falling in,

and then lifted them out & passed them 

back to Callender, who passed them on 

to a native, and then up a chain of 

men in the passage to get them clear 

of the tomb. It took nearly two 

hours altogether, and we must have 

been sights by the time it was over, 

dusty, dishevelled and perspiring. 

As the hole widened we could see clearly 

within, and found that the chamber 

taken up almost entirely by this huge