, 1874-06-01

Researches Among tho Itulns OF 1nor
YGlllnlNa

TeMplU.
Mr.. j. r. Who'd writes from Ania Minor to tho
Lonlou AMcnG,.nt titat the excavations ut
EphoHuB aro abandoned for tho prescnt. Tho
raiaed and thu ground about for n lstanco Of
thirty foot, havo boon explored. Iii. Wood
aays:
i" On my rotrrn from England last Octobor to
sand md debris from Boll portions Of tho alto
OF tho 1omple Of Dintla as had not bocn alroady
Explored aH vol na n considerable aroa In ovory
direction beyond tho lowoHt atop Of. tho to.np'o
platform, pliuy'B 'tniucrsun, Ten,p|nni.' Fear-
ing thai tho Eainy soaHon would not In cayor than
usual and that tho water, rising in tho oxcava-
tionB, would Erovent tho exploration Of thosito to
tho roqutrod depth, l engaged 800 workmon,
wlo,. Mndor tho aorgonnt and Corporal Of tho
Noy,a' Engineers allotted mo BY aoyotrment, ns
we'll as Crock gaugor and throo Turkish can-
vnBBog, rapidly clearel tho ground to be OK
plorod. Happily, my fears we're not realized
and. inHtcad Of MI un,lsua!ly oary vol rcaAun,
IL wan exceptionally dry, nntl I waH, therefore,
ablo TO oxpEore tho whole site two foot lower
tlnn III former Seasons.
p" More thnn lou foot Of tho lowest stop Of tho
Tomplo plntform was found in position OIL tho
north side and about ten foot on tito cast end.
Osor tho step on tue north sitie large circular
lime.kiln. tiftoon foct in tiamotor. had heen
creotod Hoon after tho destruction Of tho Tom
pio, Md into tllss and Bovornl others found on
tho site, was doubtless thrown most Of tl.e boau-
tlful sculpture which hntl 50 materially atttlcl
to tho naEnitoonco OF tho structure which It
adorned.
"rie great altar, 10 feet inclcg square, dis
covered last Hoason Inns boou fully laid latc.
Tlero 10 drain in TIM foundation OF It. which.
snRG Mas a ssaso to sTs p o rst9H Il tr
gives the approximate position Of tho statue Of
Tho goddess, As we'll as TINT Of tho columns
which decorated tho interior Of tho cells In two
tiers. Tho dry soason enablod mo thoroughly to
r. II
remains Of illrco liattnct 1ennlos--tho last but
Two, tho last but ono, aud the Last. Tho former
must have been built 600 B. c., for which the
Ho}id foundations described By Pl|ty and Vitrn-
vius wore laid. 4 portion Of ths west atid south
wills Of the collH Of thia Tomnle, with somo of
the pnvon,ont, was found remaining in position.
as well US grant quantity ct the pavement nll-
der tho peris'ylo OF tho Inst Temple. This pavo-
mont consists Of two layers. one OF wiso marble,
md the other Of limestone, and is tho sumo III
tlmt which wan found tho last day Of tho your
15GD, making tho slto Of tile Telnplo.
DeLWoon five nnl six foot below the pave
roont, and under tho foundations OF tho walla Of
| tho celln, found tho layer Of charcoal, four
between Two layers Of composition about tllroo
inches thick, similar to aud OF the constituency Of
| gla.ers patty. Could this hayo boon tic
| tlcoccB OF wool on which tho Tempfo WIS Baid to
| have been built7 Tho lower BtoneB OF tho antm
OF this early Temple were also found i'll position,
rs well us thoso Of the bases Of ono or two col.
ulnua. Dolween the auttn wcro found five Of tue
1norticoH which woro cut i'll tho pavotnont to re.
ceivo tho standards Of nh iron grille, which
separated tho pronaos from the poristyfo. Wo
found remains Of the pavement OF the last
Temple but one, tho one commenced in tho
| carly part of tito fourth century i. G.. mud
burnt by Horostratus in the yoar $50 ,. G.
Tl,is rayo1ncnt had boeu highly polished and
was lnised nearly feot higher than TINT oi
tile preceding Tc,npls. III conjunction with il
wcrs found two Of tho stones Immediately con
noc.ed With tho door, III ono Of which WAS cut
tho mortico-holo to rocuiye tho duor-poBt, md
tho groove UPON which the door wna n,oyad; in
the other ntono was cut tho wldo and deep groove
for tho outer wheel. TllaHo blocks Ind hcon
| raised upon r. strong foundation Of limestone.
| Tho doorway must have boon noarly Ii feet
vida. Tho pavement Of tho last Te!nple was
ruisod still higlser, that OF ity porstylo boing ar
much aB foet inches above the paye,nou'
Of tho celia apf the last but two.
son removing the ground beyond tho Tenn
| Pile platform. portco WAS discovered at dis
| tgnco OF 70 fooi beyond tho lowest step, which
apparently ran around throo sides OF tho area.