The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-04

winter Ivy Mr.. dc Morgan himself. and others in
the Egyptian antiquities service.
II WAS IN order 10 Investigate anew all these
facts that The Dircctor.ticncral and Prof. Wicd-
Ipnrn made a recent study OF this ground.
Many prehistoric METROPOLIS and stations were
visited. and excavations We're made. corrohora-
Ting the last year. 6ls .%ovcrics. But by far the
most interesting lind was that of IL royal scpul-
iimrc belonging 70 one of the hrst dynastics.
This tomhis similar to those explored last winter
by NJ: AmS!Inenu at OmSrl-i4nh, near AhydoS.
This tomb, found near NcEndH, was built with
sUn-irici bricks and consisted of twcnty-one
rooms. containing many objects. Like the scpul'
i.!T"~ OF Al! I"~.ii seemed to have been burnt. NJ.
AmuUuruV THINKS that this destruction was due
to Christian Ionattrlsm during the sixth cen
fury ~ our eye. and nj the inStigatinn OF tho
monk Moses. vito was then the ruler OF Ahyius,
N,Iada Wa, aud Is yet, u centre of a Christian
community, IN SpIe Of spoli9tion many OBJ
trria wrr" siill LETT, among them 800 large
urua sr.lrd with what is known as the
lNtnEs banner, na!no.' In, this rcsrert
IAcTc were luvna also, carved in ivory, lions.
fishes, dogs, debris Of furniture Of several de-
fragments. aud - greal abundance O: broken
vnScs in alahastcr, ana vases cut in the hardest
materials, such as quartz, rock crystal. %ohsidian,
~, and some 1plendidly cut flint implements.
The examination OF this interesting scpulturc
Mns made by AR. dc MORGAN himself and Prot.
ing the objects ana preparing AN elaborate de-
sCriptlon and u Complulc report OF the lind.
has decided to collnhorato with Mr.. dc Morgan
!na publication about the origin OF Egypt.
II ~ llAlI'HN.FAf ~ ANllN W AllH lfAh lblllp VI
Ncgada. like those explored by VI. AmGlincau,
the most remote Antiquity. Tho third dynasty
belongs To Memphis liking DJcscr's scpulturc is
the Sagsdrah step pyranidl, ana We must look
To dynnstlUs anterior TO this.
The presence of Z" banner names. or names in
sCribci in a square, instead Of an oval or ear
tOuchc, Is an induhiiahlc feature OF nrchnism.
Tho presence OF numerous Etunu cut vases SINH
lar in faCturo 10 those found in prehistoric
tolnbs is another evidence OF a Very early date;
and the same argument may bc drawn from tho
cut tiut implements discovered there.
MHnolho mentions before the first dynasty n
set Of NCkuCs. or rulers who governed Egypt.
NJ. Amclinchu purposes 10 identify with them
the sixteen names Of hitherto unknown Kings he
hos discovered. The first three dynRsties are
u blank SO iar as monuments are concerned, -
writes MIR. Flinders lctrIc, while Mr.. MHspero
disCArds anything prehistoric in Egypt without
discussion, The hrst King OF whom any re-
corded inscription exists l. Dicscr OF the third
remains 10 he written. When NJ. Amelineau's
discoveries Of his unknown Kings at AbydOs
We're mentioned before he French Academy. IL
stirred UP the Fpitcful bile of the high priest OF
EgyptOlOgy in France, md II IL had been in VI.
MasperO's power he would have excluded from
tho Louvre any Of these remains, among the
oldest known records Of humanity. When he
N. Masperol was invited hy the discOv-
crcr to visit and inspect them. he tiatly
ncau delivered, ms. remarks before the
learned assembly, VI. Maspcro found moth.
ing but sarcasm for the new discoveries. But
contradiction never conquered truth. From
Negada comes another discovery OF q similar
character-anOther royal tomb OF indisputable
antiquity. A now page in tho history of human
ity is being revealed.