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National Geographic : 1913 Sep
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Photo from Egypt Exploration Fund THE LARGE BAKED POTTERY VESSEL OF THE FOURTH AND FIFTH DYNASTY SHOWN IN POSITION BEFORE IT IS REMOVED FROM THE BODY WHICH LIES BENEATH The small pot of rough pottery was found with every burial, but no other objects except a few beads temple of Hatshepsut was in view. The recovery of Deir-el-Bahari is due to the labors of the Egypt Exploration Fund and the genius of Edouard Naville. Due regard must be had also for the pioneer work of Mariette, 1858, 1862, and 1866, who got as far as the upper platform of Hatshepsut's temple. In 1893 the Egypt Exploration Fund took up its work at Deir-el-Bahari. Here Mariette had carried out on a large scale his custom of heaping his rubbish close to the place from which it came. In this way unconsciously was buried deeper, under weighty rubbish heaps, a hall deco rated with gigantic sculpture. Still less did he suspect that here, too, was the royal chapel of Thothmes (Tahutmes) I and the inner court, containing the im mense white altar, the finest ever found in Egypt. The work, commenced in 1893, required 14 years to complete. M. Na ville has left nothing for future students to do. 1038
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