New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28
LIGHT ON EARLY MAN.
DE MoRGAN's GREAT DISCOVERY WHILE
EXPLORING IN EUROPE

DE MORGAN'S GREAT DISCOVERY WHILE
EXPLORING IN EUROPE.
EVIDENCE FOUND IN AN ANCIENT TEMPLE THAT
THE PEOPLE OF HIS NEW RACE WERE
THE SUBJECTS OF A LINE OF
EGYPTIAN KINGS.
From The Chicago Post.
Was Adam Chlnaman?" was asked a Chi.
S ' Of thu
c cha DE Morgan that this was undoubtedly
and asrmas fae t g hs s1 %or "a ad as,
Archaoloss,s and EsyptoO O sn at the univer.
slty are not at all interested n the theory Of the
lessor Robert Harper said De Morgan Hs vas EoSS
excavator and keeper Of muse I'm collections but
were not to accepted as authority ''''"
exacy rs m mot sad he NV and odns, not
| theory is all nonsense ~
| the few American students OF Egyptoogy was
asked about the statements OF De Morgan and
origines,, said he but have sent for il. 1t was
dated by De Morgan's own work / know in
general way. however. what his arguments are.
the Nile valley He is an srcheoiosist and an
excavator.. and he frankly admits that he knows
Is. Wsss Ia s
| done. because II has not yet been made public"
| This statement would seem to lake all force out
Of De Morgans comparisons OF Assyrian and
AS to the discoveries Of DR.. Petrie and his new
Breasted has some Interesting Information not yet
| made known 10 even scientific circles
the RdS OF ss TnSn scfba se s c
tire of discussion for time. but have just re:
sn these Ss'a S6p Gn sfn
wished-for subjects o, the tabled early kings Ill
fOunaed is ana hsra se no Of
truth OF IT,. in spite Of Dr Petre,s assertion thas
published authority that Of ui3s in his gslls:
and Nessda in whSH he says that no suspects
'' The 4 Hnd ID to Which br Breasted audes were
By s 9 s snS son.ssd Of e 5
If Wsrs oana hssi
| which the bodies were not embalmed aeeord ias
the he late ,h Esp hs the ea s1
| OF the archgologsts and it seemed at hrst an IN
wsre Ee4pa The to
also entirely stone tools and OF form
turned the psychologists to theories OF foreign
| non Egyptian people ,,a main Az.
acnlty'" said Dr. Brasted but Qubel has now
shown that embamment was really ,he onp ~:
middle classes 1t was only ., IN the new empire
that It became nnyeTs ae,s Of Importance Pets
found at Deshasheh in the NTH dynasty s1csv ava:
tons bodies With the ,d hesa one OF these
xhbsn our Th Such Oh SOae:
The second is that at two places there na aSs
.pew race, with heroglyphic Inscriptions A .snd
neau found them at AbydGs ahd has e vet BEEN pub.
i ,neni though they are now expected .,,.-
found r ON the so sis o. Of when
wet known but which contained sarcophag,,
Sis ana '@ Tb,s Hnd is the one about which inter-
nsf now centres. De Morgan mas gone s 80
and nothing can be learned from h'S su''e'"'''
hs is how stand thsn waiting s,r ,sF s tne
nounce,nenIr received very trustworthy nformnlsn
sstSe Of ,ra ssTn nnB Inscriptions 0
De Morgan He says that the 1Smo Is nS and
.hat The new race is other than the Esypuah'
o ~ The early dynasties ,,,,, ,,,a. ~,
I'LL IniS u it" have known nothing except from sueh
las "a that OF Manetho al Ahydos ana rom ,ns
later stories TO the eest ,naa m v were oyerhrown
end in the glorious reign OF his successor 'he MIC
honey for qaGe TO face with of the TABLED
| kings who held their court BEFORE the eai"e'' '''
tori e'r question then remains undecided how the
later ideas OF the preseryat0n o, Tne ona WHAT
eT nave been the motive for this removal Of me
nesh the bones OF nsss motive Taty q early
nbalism-that is the assimilation OF rae
Of the deceased The original mo tSs sympathesc
! -. tln dnoh
nagic hv which II was sought by eating ,ne nt 81,
~ deceased 10 gain his prowess In battle or nls
Cher desirable qualities 1t is only IN IaIer un. ny,
otnI annbaIisun becomes degraded 10 the mere eat
Ing OF nesh for the sake OF the flesh My own 49, go
, ,,t In Ecvpt told short time ago 10 nlake
Secocton OF the hair Of black car 10 prev m,,s
a. own hair from becoming gray, ana TINS Is quito
| in accord with Egyptian Ideas AL. rs n-orys
AS 70 the culture gap between mint ana proiAe;
,icb he Morgan claims TO find DO NOT tnnn ' .s
!, visits Flint instruments continue doWn " ~. uhe
.weiftb dynasty and bronze to the begihnlng Vi no
turtb avnasty We have in Haskell Museum solns
S|,v dynasty whetstones with the marx OF p'vnn1
,nois sill upon them and Is probable tha the he"
race had bronze. , /, > ha,vsan early
ord late dnts but this is dangerous GROUND rro.
%essor Holmes who Is the best authority III tne
world unon this question Of flint implements says
that II Is Impossible TO distinguish early from ia.o
Nnts bv anything except the deposits IN which they
| are found. =, =, .Aoo ,o,au.n,s NJ IA
Norpon as 10 the Asatc origin OF the Egypuan CIV
iIiyotion are mere guesswork ana pure speSu.a-
ton II is very interesting to note that me gatsS
In r,ahvlonia have been recently pushed pack many
wears and that Egyptian dates are now closely io'-
.srbis king whose tomb was found by De Morgan.
has many cancellations, as all these Egyptian kings
bad and his name cannot now be made certain, pat
one 81 these was Yssa and his date vas pLoo:ov
IN the neighborhood OF 1000 years before Christ