, 1876-10-14
1iYCENE.
Interesting Discoveries Rtat1o by Dr.. Sc1,1tc-


DR.. ,Schlle.nann writes from Afyccnn to the
London Times ID follows.
In tho north corner Of tho riain Of Atgos, at tho
foul Or two steep monntatns one ct which !. 2, 90Q
y soo ~ onxn
h9a " na 'osk which n !s o prscl.s'4y
no TO the south and southwest Of this Aeropolta
tincty marked by ircaacnt traees Of tho cyciopeat
circuit walls, by tho remnants of numerous oyclos
pcan h9uscs 6 naasisG cyelopsan bsidfe By n.no
strewn. I have boen busy with twelve laborers
fas SP&fssT H. Js sss s s s
naa ork tGsr1 own to hS huge boeH By
was @ captured BY Tho ArgIans In 4Us d. 3. NJ an
Client writer mentions that Nyccue Inns boon roln.
Of strnbo $50 i. 9. 10 20 A. O) wo must conclude
from hls remark that 70 vpstge q i son,alns; i
sa1ss @ 9 rs nron,s tn9
have existed for long peEod and probably for more
than two centuries, because there at no surface
layer Of 5abbal q tho loonlo tine Which IT, Eoes
@ mepi. q petsiy tho psEaeiso po1ie Of
patton q tho town, yut painted posshasds Of tho
oua terrn eotta snres and ilutod vasos dnd aro Of
tho Macedonian timo down to tlio second century
o " e. St e n' o
may have been abanlonea In tbs beginning Of tho
seson century =; q Ths,s tws tsr%In! sesp e e
on tho otlier a column, hnylng 10 its lett
1ons hs% Ed i. Il. iSn IS, ,s sSn Se1fs,sS
to thc, Atgolc city Of Tlyrea. But IN the hplnion
81 \. Posioacas ana T. Lumoros,, which accept,
s III nnnawn VII whicE recos o vaao ths
coin. The latter belongs to tho city or Argos and
Of !ho Mnsedoniaa y M line, whicl a. mates L utterly
raig,t1ar I'll uhsta) having only como Into usc Mt
the tine of the Romnn eonqueat. ! may here re.
10 no. coIn; ii lsaat. none has cyer been found. ia.
iow lie eompa!ai!yeiy nodoTn Hellenic cit1 lind
by toa.anas tho faSmsHts q .ose sp1cnay
e.fapea nc, nc to mention TINT , most yases arc
many Instances tho Internal paintings by isr az. <
:ced In originality md prosusfon ut coiors ihote
on tho outside. have pcen atle to gather hore
l'y far the most Of Tho former hare liyoly rcd
n 1ss beo% so @ ria n2 0S s
halt.cltcle. There hayo also been found some
no horns, but two wcil.InAlcated la,tls jolncl on
thc breast Together with the numerous COW.
asS oa S @ and tsst Uf
elephant Which scema. to prove that tho Greeks
knew thls latter animal many centuries before tho
Iron and glass had already been known 10 tic
Myeeniana 1T eeusote antiquity, for found Of
tho lntfor largo pea RI III ton feet dupt, md, n,ada
tonliko objects, which seen, 10 lAva Aurvc ~ ur-
naulcnts In tho houHe. doors Or elsewhere. OF iron
found some knIscs1 as well - some very curloua
tlnetEcs long, aa four tecth, ouch four cetnctfea
long, and Is at tic othcf enl provided with ring
| for suspension. / nlA0 found a smnl and thick
cotsa tllsk With fnrEow AZ around for sus.
we'll polished, and seems 10 have leen covered With
| wax, are engraved a. nnmhur Of tho signs which
found beautifully ornanentcd ftagmcnta Of a Iyrn
and t'ute; hlto tragn,cnt OF crystal vase wns
which mill now hayo been brought to light, four
which arc standing side by sdc, nre covered with
bas rellcta Of capital intorest.
In carefully examining these sculptures }nl IN
the representation ot all tho ann,ais but partIca-
iarly In that Of tho harmed ones 20 gre9t rescnl-
ll,o entranca.door that think tey must bclong ia
same time win probably b.lons ali tl!o treasu5les
Lfon's Cats md ths gate .Itsulf. II. theu. as w
did at T!ryns, we 1x tho chropolosy ,of the ido'l
with tho lirds' heads at14oy h g. th!s WILL prob
" carved and httsd poiygoas, willis that part ol
the walls which consiats Ut huge bowIdcrs jolnod
with small stones IL proa1y cuntcMporancoua with
y" on, ws3,s .n qf sns which We supposed to b. Of
Honor repeatedly cals Mycenln rich In gold, and
The great wealth Of ts city Ia certainly eonlrn'e.
thclt architectural but tho question naturally
urises how the city ohuinu lts gold ut that remote
period when thsre was no Con,n'orco ~ yDt. mp
pears. inilcet, TINT It cannot have obtained 1t II
any other way than by powerful p!tutcal oxpedt
ttons 10 the Asiatlc c0ast.