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Shortly after this, just before the tomb was finally sealed to await Dr. Reisner's arrival in Egypt, the New York Times published a Cairo dispatch to the London Times which stated as the opinion of an expert geologist that the tomb was that of Sneferuw...
...George A. Reisner '89, Professor of Egyptology and Director of the Harvard-Bostin Expedition in Egypt, defended his conclusion that the tomb recently discovered by the expedition was not that of King Sneferuw, in a statement issued last night. He insisted that the discovery of Sneferuw's name on a gold mat found in the tomb in no way affected the conclusion that the tomb was not Sneferuw...
When the announcement of the discovery of the tomb near the Giza pyramids was made, it was assumed from various indications that the tomb was that of King Sneferuw. In an official statement dated March 10. Dr. Reisner denied this...
...bitter experiences," continued Dr. Reisner, "was with a tomb of the Sixth Dynasty at Naga-ed-der back in 1902. We had discovered a grave some 4000 years old. One half of it had caved in but the other part was intact. Clearing away the intact end, we found it to be the opening of a long passageway leading down into the hillside. It was filled with clean, chipped limestone and by this and other indications we knew that the tomb had not been opened from the day it had been sealed some 4000 years ago. The passage was cleared...
...Just as we were about to leave the tomb temporarily, I noticed that the lid of the coffin stood open about six inches propped up by a stone. I became suspicious and looked in at the body. All the gold ornaments and jewels had been stolen. The only explanation is that the last undertaker's assistant to leave the tomb had scooped his hand in just as they were leaving the tomb for the last time. So you see we always expect the worst...