Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-12
EXPLORING ANCIENT roMss
Interesting Results Of Recent Archae-
e,s.l oIosioal Investigations.

AT Paestum the excavations have
brought to. light archaic terra.cotta
decorations from the oldest temple
the so-caIled Basilica-and It now ap-
pears that this, and not the best pre-
served and finest one Of them all, must
be called the Temple Of Poseidon, the
protecting deity Of the town. The main
street has been. cleared for over 100
yards, and remains Of buildings Of the
imperial period have been found along
its course, including an angle Of the
Forum. Here we may hope that fur
ther7 Investigations VIII continue to
provide interesting results
The official accounts are now avail
able Of excavations carried on by Pro-
fessor orsi in Calabria in 1910. At Lo-
cri Epizephyrtl metropolis was ex-
pIored, In which, owing to the absence
OF suitable stone for sarcophagi, large
tiles were used for the burial Of the
bodies. over $50 tombs were found,
placed extremely close together and
extending over three centuries, from
about $50 B. c.. to about $50 B. G. 1t
was not rich, and no vases Of special
note were discovered; but a number Of
fine bronze mirror. handles were found.
in several Of which the form has been
to the second quarter Of the fifth CEN
borrowed from Ionic architectural mo-
tives. aar ra -ah Ns 80
"A large Doric temple was also found,
with numerous fragments Of Its terra
Gotta decorations, belonging apparently
to, the second quarter OF the nth
century B. c. and a small sanctuary OF
Athena was also excavated. The ia
nous Temple Of Hera on the Lacinian
promontory. near Croton, was also ex-
plored. The wall Of enclosure Of the
periboslos was found with fortified
entrance to 1t from the great road which
led to the temple from Croton, belong
ing apparently to the period Of the Ro-
man republic. OF the temple itself very
little is left, except the one column
which still stands close to the shore
and is in danger Of being destroyed by
the waves. Architectural and decora-
tive fragments of marble and terra cot
ia were dug up. Remains Of a thermal
establishment Of the Roman period,
with a fine mosaic pavement, were
found nearby. s. .ll
The exploration of prehistoric cem-
eteries in various parts Of Italy still
continues, and the wealth Of material
of this nature is continually on the in
crease. A large cremation cemetery,
Of the Bronze age, apparently, has re-
Gently been found in the Central Apen-
mines within the ancient Picenum. Ex-
cavations have also been carried on at
various cemeteries in Etruria, notably
near Leprignano, close to the site Of
the ancient apena, where important
discoveries had already been made in
past years; while Professor Taramelli
has prepared long report on the dis
covery Of an important Phoenician ne
cropolis at Cagliari, in Sardinia.
The past year has thus been one Of
considerable activity, and the fact that
work will be continued on many Of the
sites mentioned, augurs we'll for the fu.
ture A number Of casual discoveries
were made in Tripolitania and Cyrenai-
ca during the war, and now that these
territories have become italian colonies
we may expect that their archaeology
cal exploration will be carried on more
thoroughly and methodically than has