The New York herald., 1879-07-12
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY, 2 ls79-TRIPIE SHEET.

who in cold blood murdered his dearest friend in
order to initiate Achiles-sueh vain fool could
only erect tumulus far exceeding In magnitude All
other tumuli or the rroad.
TUMULus.
Finally the great conical tulnulus, situated df
recty north from Beska Bay and called Bcsica Tepe
was explored. 1t is 661s feet high and 266 feet IN
diameter at its base. 1t was found to consist OF al
In the former nothing was found while in the latter
were large quantities of fragments of black. brown
or red handmade pottery. which has lustrous sur
face produced by hand polishing The pottery
sembles particular that found at Hissarlik
the upper layers of the first and the lowest OF the
four prehistoric cities except in the OF large
bowls with representations of trees circular or
vertical bands, which peculiar to Besica Tepe.
The ornamentation was produced by skilful rubbing
with a polishing stone. A fragm mt of a bottom
with incsed characters sent to Professor Sayce,
OF oxford, who wrote to Dr. Schliemsnn:--"I do not
think it is real inscription. but 1t seems to me
bad copy of a cuneform inscription, made by some
one who did not understand the latter like the bad
copies of Egyptian hieroglyphics made by the Ph9-
nicials. r,
The chronology OF the tumulus was determined
by its pottery which Is said to be perhaps couple
OF hundred years older than the Trojan pottery
found Hssarlk. in the burned city, the second in
succession from the virgin soil Assuming with
Glads tone that the date of Troy's overthrow WAS
1915 b. o.. the erection of Besica Tepe is placed by
Schemann at about 1900 B. &. The three explorers
have elapsed between the abandonment OF the first
Trojan city and the settlement Of the second nation
The great trench excavated at Hissarlik shows that
the debris OF the first city does not fall short OF
twenty three feet Thongh in several instances the
cacined ruins OF one house seen there no traces
of a general conhagration or the brick which
general levelling OF the ground calls the st-
tenton Of visitors to the site OF the explorations
that made top OF the ruins OF the hrst ctty and
that made over the burned city. vi s.J to trV
NJ. Burnouf discovered the circuit fortihcaton
are to be seen. The walls. which on the outside
were vitrifed by the great ire. consist of two
parallel courses. each four feet thick having in
some places passage between them three feet wide.
which is filed with Iallen broken bricks. ltlt
TREASURE OF GOLD AND SILVER.
Among the objects found in the Trojan stratum
are o rude idol OF trachyte. eight inches long; .
large number of long-horned oxen. rams, dogs and
lions i'll terra Gotta. not painted; many large jars.
in nearly every covered with fiat stones very
curious owl headed vase six inches high; male idol
of terra Gotta. two feet three inches high; large
silver dagger with ornamented handle. terminating
in q COUGHING long ghorned OK or COW; ivory seal.
representing in rude intaglio work tree with five
branches either side, with lion under each set
OF branches; rattlebox Of brown clay. in the
form Of woman marble idols, with incised
owl heads; gold eagle, one foot seven inches
long and an inch and half broad, the tail in two
plates, fixed together with two gold pins;
treasure OF gold ornaments. consisting OF three
gold discs the form OF flowers of rep0ssse work,
and gold breast ornament OF much elegance; frag-
ments of gold idols treasure found close to
the house OF the ancient town chief or king, and
consisting of gold earrings like the breast
ment, with pendant idols; two very large earrings,
formed OF seven serpents; two small ones. OF hve
serpents; small gold ring for the hair locks. one
gold froutlet, nine gold ornaments each with four
spirals two very largo and heavy gold bracelets Of
thick gold wire; many small gold beads in the form
leaves and gold rings six silver earrings. to which
are fused gold beads one larger one, and large
silver spoon, which seems to have been used for IL
bations, it has in its hollow ornament in the
form of u naval shield. large quantity Of Trojan
pottery of the usual forms was found. well
small and four large and beautifully polished aud
curiously shaped handmade vases from the first and
most ancient Trojan city. and curious iron knife
from the secbnd, the burned city. r- i
The latest news from DR.. SchlIemsnn il contained
in letter received in this city yesterday by General
After congratulatng General Cesnola on his recent
appointment director OF the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art the writer says:"I have just terminated my
excavations at Troy, having brought to light now
the whole ancient city and taken out at least forty
thousand cubic metres OF debris in its suburb. am
now busy to write new work on Troy.
leave tonight for Paris"