The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-29
ECIILICMANN IN MYCENE.
AIrE AND INTERESTTs0 tRC UEO-
LOGICSL DISCOIERILS.


Moro than TweutS-tbreo Hundred icnrs.
frou ne iopHon Tunes.
IN. Schlionanu send us tho hfth AMI
tix'h installmCnts 81 his report on the previous
excavations nj Nvceua:
"Ny " Litter was " the 9Th inst and have
continued tive excavations ever ,inss WIN tue
utmost yigor emi loving constantly 10 lahorers
aud nvc horse carts. In the treasury the DIM
cultics we're far greater than ! anticipated. par-
'iCuiatlN se tine delegate OF the Greek Govern
fnsnf ON l-cd the removal OF the foundations
~ a liriicu e house Just above the lower part "
the 'dfouaa.' mus have been unabl0 to clear
the latter NJ the RUBBISH. nine feet deep, which
.till covers IT. pavement, and have only sue
cceded in clearing out the l3foot long and
sg sr SSS' Of 80 sTaur" feet around %hicb
OF huge stones aud rubbish. As soon as the
Greek Governtnent consents TO the removal 81
the aforesaid ruin. Witch have not the slightest
value to science. shall at once do the remain
der Of the work, but certainly not sooner. The
two columns, to tbs sht and left OF the en-
trance w,te not qu arr uguiar n | supposed,
but nuted half Cul1r't-. one Of whicn-4 feet
lncho, nien and fH". inches broad-was
found in the passage near the door. At W feet
before tho latter the "dromos il shut up 10y
feet high wall ot square calcdreous stones.
Ihe uo.t oi we treasury mas tne enormous
broad. ON the threshold. which consists OF
very the 'lcsrcous stone, and Is feet Inches
broad, found u very thin round loaf Of gold.
Tue Door OF the Treasury was covered with
90 ting Of slnd and chalk. traces q which are
ire, wmcn Is one root Mellow the threshold
There Was found Ia the Treasury large frns
mcnt of a iriese OF blue marble with an oria
mrnta zion tetresenting circle aud row ~
hsns lincs further. i've blades " brunze, ~ TO
Ga III, he- long. and Juno idol. OF the usual
ain the Acropoli- nave entirely cleared out
the passage south Of the Lions Gaze; and
the Latter, which consis Of u L-foot long
. foot broad. very hard calcareous block Tue
rut- caused bv chariot wheels, Of which all
To al ak Al a Imagination
enthusiast, travellers only. but not In reality.
The different monuments which nave brought
TO light 10 close proximity to the Lions Gate.
such ~ the immense double parallel row "
closely. jJined slAba. the gigantic sepulchres,
a.. W since q very remote antiquity barred
the access Of Charots TO the AcropOlis. No
doubt the nf'cen small. straight parallel fur-
have been Il taken for ruts OF chariots. The
opening Of the gateway widcns from the top
downward. n T. H.. fees nigh, aud the width Of
the door % feet a. the top aud lO4 feet be-
low In Tie ljfoUt long aLd s-tOot Oroad Intel
are the G-iuch deep holes for the hinges, and Ia
the two uptGhts. watch It covers, are four
guadt,n. ular hoios ( the bolts or bars.
broat guadraneular hole In the midst Of the
threshold, who're tie two wiugs OF the gate
IuincI. lite threshold farther shows on IT. east
sde a lfuot or lah, artihcialii cut, STRAIGHT
fufrow. and on re wet ~ te another, which
forms curve = III Seem to havs served as
channel. ia tno r,ia wl;er. the rush Of which
must have been greaf. no threshold being over
than the rock oi the paf- age, which gradually
rises. In TIC side of tho threshold winch faces
the noiu e i'ne eftincih mole ~ peculiar
form, Nni,r ~ SOME ~ or olher must u We
Dccn cuiue,Iod vrh tte gate. for cuttin. 4
perfo q, tNc same teln exist, IN the large ms
stone "a H." midst - tbs >ceAn tate at rlN.
On tie ,un.x vi the gate stanus III 'ngular
slab % gr"' cilc rreous stone, 10 feet hsh "
feet long, ant 2 frrt fnick. upon tnp face of
wnich nc r. 1-creutcd tnhi.h relisft 70 auimals,
hilbert Thought to l.. lions, standing on their
long r.trhcl hind l,-s. ana restii : win thor
paws on either eide 81 an altar, IA the midst
OF VIII h Is column. which becomes ntoaccr
toward ta' top. and Mss capital ornimehied
.t.. .t.s1.A .tsl I..tFAk
hone. 80 iIci-. mi ORR mcntatipn Is pecu-
lier g lfcc'I The zen, raj belief thai the
bCsi- 'i - Two Hllm Is are ken ou Is
wrong 1ur az Gloss cxanihlti"n nId thIi tn.y
wCrr no. cIt ont - thr ~lme stone together
ariiei' ana f,sientd oi tnem ~i,h Dol most
prnbanN ines we're II trnnZs aud gilded. The
strair' cG.s aud tie neiinss IN the necks OF the
animals Leave no cuuht tuat they were out IN
separately. own to the narrowness Of the
small. and must have icen facing the spectator.
As stafei iu ny hrst letter from Myc,nsr the
OF III i,...Ienef- H. me Acruuoiis to lie animals
on the gaze mfk-- ne tciicys that the Latter
wctc al f.Ufaet 80. animals wish horns. At a
dtslau,e q IL lie, from the three hold j. on
guisr cNcIlrelu masonry. feet broad ana nign,
and i"et i'ns winch uarh- tue site oi asecohd
xato Of %.
" A. few 3Ar1. from the second gsts have
brought 10 liFhi very curious cjclopcin water
CONDUIT .eading iHtv On" II tho TWO i9n< ana
marrow 60 cloreaV reservoirs Whlca u AZ hl-t
though q De CORR lols. In ~ ~ another cN-
clouean water c4nd it aud another cisiern i'm
uediatcN toutn 90 TEEN. both these wat
oonuW's have dou tee. brought the water
from the t1u'oIs fountain called Perseia' by
Psusaniss. which is Iut, a. he enormously men
don. tn TIE A,r0pui sitsclf but az "a distance
derived from P.rseu- the founder of Mycena
In clearing ont thV Is - f.et deep masses u
rubbish VIII. olstru'ted the passage Of the
gate. | f,uuc well preserved bronze sealing
vi marvellous beauty. which seems stil
to be u crcas d nY their simple and
graceful hararo-s. Botn sit close together,
nut their ne ID. are turned IN opposite direr-
tnu-. The anatomy II well observed. lhefe
we've be- le- found nrge number VI Juno.
idols ~ cow or hyrned-female form, anu "A COW
idol showing OF l.sht yellow dead color. a
number o. DARK red -.u-. viii N may be letters f;
Also iarGp G.aittcs II melted lead further. a
very lrig4itv9 colder earring. consisting OF a
quadiuagu - : 'lden wire twice turned round.
iho same form Of earring occurs also IN tho
nrst OF tie four prehistoric cities at Troy with
the Ou'i c'rcrenc. tna; the wire there Ii round.
There were asu found here on the virgin soil "a
great many fragments Of hand made vases, hav-
ipg eith=i insido and outs de plain lustrous
black VI red, or d heht green color with black
eyolopean wal, Oh the east size Of the passage.
have Or ught To ilsht an evidently much more
ancient wa, Of huge blocks.
" he circular parallel double row OF large
slhb-, whici ] have repeatedly referred To IN
my former letters. had originally been covered
with cross siabs, Of which a email number are
stlll Ia sta. they are solldiy lifted IN and con-
soidtted ~ y e. u inches deep and inches
broad Cuttings. As ,Aese latter exist on all the
slabs. there can he no d1dDt that the whole err
Gle " Irmitivel, covered In the same way,
Inc slabs are from lee Inches t. feet
inche- l1ug and foot inches to feet hrOnd,
and IN largest are iu the tw) places where the
double row JtFCcud- from the rock to the wall.
iulidc Is AZ first LAYER OF large stones foot 4
inchel thl-k. Tor tue purpose OF holding the
stats IN 'heir position, the remaining space Il
nllcd up with pure e.r'h mixed with long, thin
nail- m tho places where tue original covering
r0tuHiu- e. IL position, Or Mlth household re
maiL-. uixed With lnnumefable fragment. u
afchair pottery wherever the covering is MISS
ing. HIS circumstance. can leave no doubt that
the crcss tlabs were II IA we'd in remote anti
qui'}, uu0 IL .NVt Al Tic sane time some idea as
u tho aye If the double CIRCLE OF slabs.
In continuing the exc Walton on the north
sids Of tnr large cycOIeau house, brought to
light two more cAar her ol u, ana found there,
In a depth u 10. feet. three spiefdldiy iucis-d,
perforated round aGaies OF necklace, tho one
representing COW head win very long horns.
the other Two horses standing against cu
other og their tind legs and tuning their heads
toward tue spectator, lust ~ the two animals on
tho .cslpture above tue gate must have done
n maj, with a Phryghn cap aud young woman
with AN uuc veTed head, Inc third agate II Of
a trai-pifeht red col-g aud represents a stag
Which appears 10 move WITH great velocity, al
though lf- head T. turned backward. there
were al-y found Juno idols ot a new fOrn-e. =.
Hetle-tl' hat COW win Only one big hind Ia
and tWo flTelegH "a iCmHIe iOl with very com
pressed biiQ's face. ana with Pnygi q
cap, instead Of usual 'polos;' aud, II 49,
n hrddles- id0i wit all the characteristics OF a
" ,rnln, tut With t~u long COW horns, ih-re
w. likowihe found terra GOTTA COW morn ~
inches long. which shows that there must haVe
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