The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12
BURIED TREASURES.
New Find 81 Greci9u Art at ENcavat,'
in Erctria..

New Find ef Grecigu Art At CNCavat -ons
in Eretria.
The excavations conducted IN Fret
ria. in Eubea, under the direction OF
the American schools at Athens, have
been very successful
The thcater has been opened, says
the New York Independent, and throws
considerable light ON the construction
of the stage. Before the stage building
is a low, narrow platform, with an arch
through the middle We have opened
a large number OF tombs in what ap-
pears to be a city OF tombs. OF these
the finest show elegant marble archl-
lecture The only epitaph mentions a
daughter of Aristotle" DIR. Nalstein
the permanent director of the Amer
lean school, distinctly disclaims the
Identification of this as the tomb of the
philosopher Aristotle. Much gold has
been found in the tomb, including six
diadems, an immense wreath OF
wrought gold, a seal ring and earrings
in the for!a of doves set with jewels.
Nothing finer in the way of ancient
iewelry has ever been discovered. Be
sides these may be mentioned four
white lel1ythoi or vases for unguents
The walls excavutcd show that New
Eretria was founded upon old Eretria.
The stude nts assisting the permanent
director. DR.. Waldstein, and the an
nual director, Prof Richardson, in the
excavations, are Messrs. Bronson,
Gilbert, Fossum and Pickard. Prof.
Waldstein is now continuing the ex-
cav ations at his own expense
The famous city OF Eretria, men
toned by Homer, was situated ten
miles from Chalcis, the metropolis OF
the island of Eubra- the modern
NegropOnt, south of the point, where 1t
nearly touches the coast of Greece. The
old city, which was destroyed by Darius
in the Persian war 400 B. C., was sub
seeuently rebuilt and became the seat
of an important school of philosophy,
headed by Mendemas, a pupil of Aris-
totIe. There has been from time TO
time considerable discussion rs to the
construction of the stage in the Greek
theater, and the question has not yet
been settled. The finding Of the low
platform, with an arch throu gh the
middle. however, is q piece of very i'm
portant information, as throwing light
on what was be fore in doubt. The
stage building is supposed 10 be what
Gerrr an archBOlOgists call the ''Buhne-
gcbaude-'
The cablcgram does not explain how
It is that, although many tOmbs have
been discovered, some of them OF ele-
giant marble architecture, only one in
scription has been found, that Of the
daughter Of Aristotle" Her name is
not given. Aristotle, it is said, was
buried in his native city-Stagira, in
Chalcidice, near Mount Athos. But it
is also q matter Of history that Aristotle
had daughter by his first wife, Pyth-
las, who came from Chalcis, a few miles
north OF Eretria. and that the great
philosopher retired 10 Chalcis when he
fled from Athens, so that his daughter
may very well have been buried in
Eretria.
The finding OF the gold diadcms, al
though they may have been Itinerary
crowns, such 10 were sometimes made
OF thin gold III the case Of the death Ct
wealthy people, and the unusually tine
earrings indicate the wealth and lux
ury OF Erctria. The white lelsythoi are
the Greek vases fou nd in the tombs and
arr covered W ith beautiful designs.