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41 (8/VI/40) Achmet continues to clear the skeleton (it is now early afternoon). Ribs & vertebrae a slow job. Some lumps of chavara and a stone as big as a walnut directly on the bones, which seemed to have been in what disarranged also by worm activity. (Worm tunnels among the ribs, as found elsewhere - cf. p. 34). No black smear whatever with this skeleton But the earth next the bones rather more sticky, clayey. B.H.H. calling at noon remarked that the bones were rather light. We measured the ht. & estimated the living man stood about as tall as V.G. (General agreement that it was a man, acc. to narrowness of pelvic girdle.
The curious formation of the walls of this tomb is mentioned p. 6. Thought for a time perhaps original tomb had had different shape, and tomb as cleared by us was cut partly in the pebbly rock partly in old tomb fill (the fine-grained part). The two doorways, [illegible] would have led to different shaped chambers, only partly coincidental. But this, earliest burial discovered is
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42 (8/VI/40) clearly laid with reference to an N-S back wall in the position of the one cleared by our workmen. The loose pebbly "rock" must be some torrent fill, of long before cutting of tombs here. See next page for diagram & note on its extent in this tomb.
Margin left: Ph.
The skeleton fully cleared, photographed several times by G. McF. Lies extended with arms close to sides, palms down (arm bone inward at wrist swings across other near elbow). 56,29-31
(9/VI/40) The head is crushed and only small parts of it remain as cleared. But the lower jaw seems to be in place with adjacent cheek bone, showing head bent down with chin on left shoulder. Some teeth are preserved. Rest of skeleton remarkably complete, specially left side, where articulation of humerus with scapula is preserved; also most of elbow & wrist, hand to knuckles and a little beyond. Ribs clear (though do not see any of sternum) also vertebrae lower down that don't have ribs attached, and the sacrum, and ilia(?). Right [inserted: x] tibia green from surperposed mirror #19 preserved. Some toes preserved.
[margin left: x Curious, not heavier, presumably effect of the corrd]
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