The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-27

mountains, and between It and the pre-
flint implements and articles. Mr.. Flinders
Petrio explored the greater part OF this ne
NJ. de Morgan. with y view TO probing the
question of the prehistoric man on the very
ground OF his opponent. made II careful study OF
this necropoie. and convinced himself that
these scpulchres were in all points similar TO
those investigated by him ut FL AlnralI, end
were consequently prehistoric.
In the necropole OF Abydos we have the
link connecting The neolith!c people with tho
traditions located the sepulchre of Osiris. In
fact. the Pharaonic ,Abydos was built over a
neolithic station; This explains the mistake Of
Marietta and other scholars in attrlhuting to
the twelfth and even the twenty-sevcnth dynas-
ties the flint implements found in the tombs
observation NJ the time OF the excavations. and
only now is this obscure point elucidated. Dur
ing the list winter a French Esypto!oEi7t, NJ.
i. AmelineaT. began excavations, at Abyd"s
In u necropOle which contained the old
est Egyptian documents yet eXhumed, anil
they are TO be continued this yenr. The tombs
discovered are large uuadrnngular en- gities
lined with sun-dried brick walls Of the coarscst
are Of wood or granite. Unfortunately these
Combs had been Systematically ruusAcked hy
Christian l%alIatics, who identified their dead
numerous vases bearing names OF yot unknown
PharaOhs were found besides some arrow heads
aud flint implements most per cCt In eXecu-
ton. Everything bears evidence Of the most
remote archaism. The royal names consist OF u
rev signs. ana instead OF beng written IN q car
touch, as customary AT n later period. they are
Inscribed In II square of tho tyne known MS
"bunner name" The seas on the vases are
made from II cylinder. n reminiscence Of Clial.
dea. and not, from q scarab, according to the
Egy ptian fashion. The pottery is very print
tive. and suggests that of FL AmHrah and other
neolithic metropolis. Flint implements ARE In
great abundance, 32I arrow heads being found
In a single tomb. Moreover. the disposition OF
the bodies Ia similar TO that observed in the
Beolithic metropolis. Everything point. 10 n
transition between the stone age and phara-
cavations will bring TO liyht some yet un-
touched sepulchre OF that Interesting period,
In order to supply science with unimpeachable
Before entering into the nomenclature OF
the stone implements found in Egypt. IL must
be stated that they present a oomnleto like
EGypt, the Fayoum, or the vicinity OF
Abydos; In fact, in all the stationsan ton BIS ex-
plored. although in some cases they are 500
that the stone age was an age, Of Civilization.
at one dine general to the whole of Egypt, and
In no way Il local accident particular TO indi-
yidual barbarian tribes. For tho present VI.
different periods OF the stone age, lila only
aim being To prove It's existence IN Egypt.
leaving ~ further Investigation the task OF dis
by observing his Illustrations, made by him
self, we can see all the types of stone imple-
ments familiar TO the reader OF any work on the
cores, from which tho flint blades were de-
tached: the hammer used to strike the blow
hAtchets, from the rough cut implement re.
minding us 81 the drift period, down 10 the
tine. hematite, and tho like. Here, also. are
s~craners, knives, spears, and arrow heads,
executed with a perfection equal to that at
tanned by the cave dwellers or France or The
North American Indians. But outside OF
these FORMS. which are common to the stone
age ali over the world, prehistoric EEYpt has