The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-02
BURIED TREASURES
new Find q 0reolan Art ~ nxoavaAiou
In Hrotria.

In Eretria.
The excavations conducted In Fret
ria, in Eubea, under the direction of
the American schools at Athens, have
been very successful.
The theater has been opened, says
the Now York Independent, and throws
considerable light on the construction
of the stage. Before the stage building
Is q low, narrow platform, with an arch
through the middle. We have opened
a large number of tombs in what ap-
pears to be city of tombs. OF these
the finest show elegant marble archi-
lecture. The only epitaph mentions a
daughter Of Aristotle" DR.. Walstein,
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, q seal ring and earrings
in the form Of doves set with jewels.
Nothing finer in the way of ancient
jewelry has ever been discovered. Be-
sides these may be mentioned four
white lelythoi or vases for unguents.
The walls excavated show that New
Eretria was founded upon old Eretria.
The stude nts assisting the permanent
director, DIR. 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, mem
toned by Homer, was situated ten
miles from Chalcis, the metropolis Of
the island Of Eubea, 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. G., 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 yet
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
Ou Wlldt was po lOI6 III uOuDU. Inc
stage building is supposed to be what
German archeologists call the "Buhne-
gebaude."
The cablegram does not explain how
1t 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 matter Of history that Aristotle
had a daughter by his first wife, Pyth-
las, who came from Chalcis, 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 funerary
crowns, suoh 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 lekythoi are
the Greek vases fou nd in the tombs and
are covered W ith beautiful designs