New Britain herald., 1928-02-13
FIND QUEEN WORE
 GOLDEN CAMPERS
Discovery of Ancient Rulers Body Reported by Museum

Philadelphia, Feb. 13 R-Queen Shub-Ad, Sumerian ruler. of approx imately 5,800 years ago, wore golden garters. golden earrings, a wig sur- mounted by golden ornament re- sembling a large Spanish comb, a heavily beaded cloak and carried her rouge in vanity cases of the period cockleshells.
 Discovery of the queens body in tomb near that of her king was announced yesterday in & report from Leonard Woolley. director of joint expedition of the museum of the University of Pennsylvania and the British museum In Ur of the Chaldees. MT. Woolley said the treasufes found in the tomb were the richest ever unearthed in rr.
 The tomb of the queen was found abutting the kings burial vault, which had been robbed of it's treas- ures, and in the center was q burial pit containing the bodies of more than 50 men and women. the war ders of the tomb. .,,,,
 SlOptng Ramp
 A sloping ramp led down into the pit. the report stated. and on the slope lay the bodies of six soldiers of the guard. their crushed skulls encased in copper helmets and their spears shouldered. They had been killed in their places to remain as sentinels of the dead.
 "The rest of the grave area was a shambles." MT. Woolley said. flor ill the narrow space were strewn 50 bodies of those sacrificed to the spirit of the dead. Along one side were men. their daggers on their hips: against the foot of the tomb lay the chief ladies of the harem, II of them wearing what must have been full court regalia, consisting of elaborate headdress of gold ribbon, wreaths of gold mulberry leaves hung from strings of lapis lazuli and carnelian beals, silver pins with lapn heads and great gold earrings.
 Silver Palm
 "Above the tair of each woman was q silver palm with long points ending in inlaid rosettes of gold. shell and lapis and beside ea6h lay cockleshellS containing face spaint and little alabaster ungent vases.
 "At the head and feet of the dead queen were, crouched the bodies of her attendants. Her headdress, worn originally over great wig. was a marvellous sight. Coil after coil of gold ribbon surrounded the hair: above these and across the fore head ran a frontlet of lapis and car nelian beads, from which hung heavy rings of gold. Higher up was a wreath of gold mulberry leaves Then another wreath with large flowers whose petals were inlaid with lapis and white shell.
 Wore Necklace
 'The queen wore a. tight fitting necklace and gold garters around her knees. Over the upper part of the body was a cloak entirely cover- ed with beadwork in vertical rows and horizontal groups and fringed with dangling gold rings. The cloak was fastened to the right shoulder with three gold and lapis pins. to each of which was fastened a cylin- der seal. On one of the seals was inscribed the queens name.' .
 Those who buried Quefn shub-Ad. the report stated. following the prior death of the king. could not resist the temptation to break into the tomb of her husband and rob it of itS great treasure.
 The tomb had dooFways crowned by . true arch of baked brick" the report added. Heretofore the oldest arch known was foupd over a drain dating back to the third millennium I.. C.. and was discaysred in Nippur by the university's expedition. Exca- yation of the tombs in Ur now re- yeals that corbel vaulting. the true arch and the dome all were familiar to tho Sumerian builder and were carried out both in brick and stone in the fourth millennium R. c.
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