Woolley's Field Note Cards | Woolley's Field Note Cards

Omeka ID:	2923

Transcription:	(2) PG 777 341 1/2 degrees - E 50 degrees - C C. 10 m below surface on a level with floor of antechamber of PG777 a few much disturbed remains of a burial. Bones hopelessly decayed & confused with them 1. A decayed [?] flint 2. Fragments of an ostrich shell In the analogy of PG 789, it seems probable that this was the body of one of the retainers that help watch against the outer wall of the king's tomb. Hand by rubbish & ash structures & in it were found remains of the inscribed foundation [?] thus previously.

Location	Context Title	Context Description	Description (Modern)
	PG/777	A built chamber tomb with a collapsed dome, it had been robbed in antiquity but some artifacts remained along the walls. The collapsed roof of this tomb was first seen in Trial Trench E but the grave was fully excavated after the trial trenches had been opened into a larger area. This led to the discovery of a small trenched area next to the chamber that contained three skeletons, and an approach or dromos that contained another. These Woolley took to be the guards of the tomb in a small 'death pit'. There were two chambers inside the tomb, and the outer held the remains of four more people, possibly servants, while the inner may have held the royal personage.	(none)