The Irish standard., 1891-05-09
BURIED TREASURES
New Find Of Greeian Art as Exeavat,on.
In Erefria-


View Find OF Greeian Art NJ Exeavnein,.
In ErefFia-
The excavations conducted in Fret
rfa IN Enhusa. under the direction of
the American schools at Athens. have
been very successful
The theafer has been opened. saws
the New York Independent. and throws
considerable light on the construction
"a the stage. Before the STAGE building
Is low. narrow platform. with an arch
through the middle We have opened
large number Of Sombs in what ap-
pears ~ t. city of tornhs. OF these
the finest show elegant marble arehi-
lecture The only epitaph mentions =
"da1ghter Of Aristotle DR. Walstein.
the permanent director Of the Amer
lean school. distinctly disclaims the
Identification Of this q the tomb W the
philosopher Aristotle Much gold has
been found In the tomb, including six
diadems an immense wreath OF
wrought gold. q seal ring and earrings
in the form Of doTes set with Jewels.
Nothing flnar iii the vav WI ancient
1ewelry has ever been discovered Be-
sides these may be mentioned four
white lelSythoi Or vases for unguenLs.
Tie walls ezcavated show that New
Eretria WAS founded upon old Eretria.
The students assisting the permanent
1iFector. Or NaldStezn. and Isss -
nnai direrr0r. Prof Richardson. II the
excavations ara MessrS- Bronson.
Gilbert, Fossum and Pickarrl Prof.
Maldstein IS now continuing the ex-
cav atoms at his own expense.
The famous city Of Eretria, men,
toned BY Homer, was situated ten
miles from CEalcis, the metropolis OF
the island of EubRa, the modern
Negropont, south of the point, where it
nearly touches the coast of Greece. The
old city, which was destroyed by Darius
In the Persian war, 400 B. O., was sub
sequently rebuilt and became the seat
Of an important school Of philosophy,
headed by Mendemas, a pupil of Aris-
totle There has been from time to
time considerable discussion as to the
construction of the stage in the Greek
theater, and the question has not vet
been settled. The finding of the low
platform, with an arch throu gh the
middle, however, is piece of very i'm
portant information, as throwing light
on what was be fore in doubt. The
stage building is supposed to be what
German arch@ologists call the ''Buhne-
gebaude."
The cablegram 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 Stagira, in
Chalcidice, near Mount Athos. But it
is also a 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 to Chalcis when he
fed from Athens, so that his daughter
may very well have been buried in
Eretria
The finding Of the gold diadems, al
though they may have been Itinerary
crowns, such as were sometimes made
of thin gold IN the case of the death. of
wealthy people, and the unusually fine
earrings indicate the wealth and lux
ury Of Eretria. The white lelzythoi are
the Greek vases fon nd in the tombs and
are covered W ith beautiful designs.