The New York herald., 1872-12-21

aepth came upon Hellenic masonry Of large hewn
stones, Joined without any binding material, and
jsined.with cement or lime Now ana then find,
q o depth OF metres, painted and unpanted
0seeh pottery, which leaves NO donbt that lhum
was IN the hands OF Greeks when the surface Of
the mount was two metres lower than it is now.
At whatever time this new colonization occurred
a.xss 80 e sus wses
arch9ologsts ascribc the age oE2o0 B g.. occurs at
sottas. with hole through and % ornamented with
the sun with halo, or surrounded by stars In the
centre OF cross or In the centre OF three, four,
ave or six rising suns, here almost at the sur
hce. How all these Identical symbols passed from
Che prehistoric to the historic time and remained
derstaAd little as do the use OF those little vol
canoes and carr0usels That they were not worn
seems evident from the fact that not one In all the
aumber indicated the presence OF any means Of
suspension
hong to the historic time Seven Of these Isent to
the Imperial Museum at Constantinople. 1t bcwil-
aers the thought to note that
fHE ACCUMULATED RUBBISH OF PREHISTORIC TINES
extends IN this place through fourteen metres OF
perpendicular Depth and that OF historic times
the fact that the vast masses OF rubbish OF nium
proper-the stumps OF Its great towers and the
sween-make depth OF six metres and that the
Debris OF houses OF unburned brick built during
ether centuries houses Of small stones joiSed with
clay made In their ruin another considerable
addition TO the depth, ana that for ages all sue sue
that people used In it's building the material found
on the spot. but all brought new material from
mulat tiOns should at length make a rubbish whose
depth equal to the height OF the ordinary houses
ETYhOLOGY OF THE HOMERIC NAME FOR TROY.
IA, am wen aware H that the ,,sa sansSrit scholars
. lost form - Of seiene, the moon, s and
probably from seirios, the form sira being
ana N the ana that a Sssys
trom the Sanscrit Viu, which signifies fortress.
But would call the attention Of phologiss to the
wonderful coincidence that should discover thou
sands OF volcanoes and carrousels with the symbol
Of the sun--the name OF which luminary is In
way as the name OF this city-Iios that being the
name Of the city In Homer. who only once calls 1t
tions have proved by the cuneiiorm spelling Of
the Greek words that the modern Greek pro-
smo was y, areas IN use far back
remaining difficulties OF comparative pbiology |
would say that the innumerabe representations OF
the on these small terra cOttas nothing
else but picture writing Tor the name OF this
city-llios.
The great wall found on the north side OF the
mount, as well as the tower i am uncovering, are
pmes par o. great
Apollo, and l apprehend no difficulty in
tracing them out fully, and thus demonstrat-
But the expense is too great for private fortunes,
and hope some government Will undertake to
cede my "armn" and freely give my houses here
and all my implements and machinery and would
then at once proceed to my cherished project OF
excavating the temple OF Apollo, at Delphi. Other
wise will continue to do at Troy all that can at
my own expense. AS reward for the vast work
have done, for The great expense have incurred,
and for all my privations and suferings in this
wilderness and pestiental climate, but above all,
In consideration OF my success, trust tnat the
civilized world win give the right to rebaptize
these sacred precincts with their right names, and
IN the name OF the divine Homer give them once
mere those names of immortal glory which fill
every mans heart with Joy and enthusiasm: call
them Troy and Hum, and designate
''PERGAMUS OF TROYn
che acrOpOlis whereon write these lines.
Any Information that may be called for shall be
nap o ~ ~ & vi as g s;tr anu as
ievers will, alter the end of August. be in Athens.
DIR. HENRY SCHLIEMANN.