Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04

O. IA 4AAoNOAAN 4AACAA WhO AL oL 6CIIlCC
wv In the BASQUE country OF
France and Spain? Whence
came their invading hordes
and in what age?
These questions have intrigued
Psychologists for more than q century
Few would hazard an answer to tn,
first query, but DR.. Arthur STANLEY
Riggs, noted Washington archeologist
hopes an aerial expedition launched By
the Archaeological Institute Of Washing
ton will reveal new facts related to tbs
second.
Entering into its thirtieth year, the
Washington organization plans to send
two experienced scientists into the
Spanish Pyreness, where evidences OF
the FIRST years Of the Basque tribe are
believed to exist.
Airplanes Prove Useful.
Aerial reconnaissance is q highly sue
cesSful practice adopted by archeologiStS
within the last decade and made no.
table by the Lndbergh expedition into
the ancient Magyar country. 1t has
been used also in Mesopotamia. Eng
server investigating on the ground
sometimes cannot detect signs Of buried
structures, extraordinary aspects OF the
topography are easily noticeable from
the air. BY triangulation the location
OF these unusual features can be de-
termined and the ground workers may
then return to the scene to begin eX-
cavation.
Two wealthy New Workers. interested
both in aviation and the discovery OF
prehistoric remains. will furnish financial
backing for the present project once
it has been approved by the republican
government of Spain.
The scientists chosen for the work
by the Washington Institute may be
taken over the territory by an ofhcial
military plane-as almost all nations
wish to censor active photography In
fortified areas, and the Pyrenees range
rises along the border between France
and Spain. II that arrangement is not
proposed, the hackers will supply 6
plane to traverse the strip, SO miles
wide and 800 miles long, in which relics
will be sought. Whether by military OF
civilian plane, flights over the lofty
rugged mountains will be packed with
thrills, as suitable landing space is
akcarce and the jutting peaks offer ar
ever-threatening menace. For scholars
bent on the discovery Of new and i'm
portant knowledge, however, these dan
gers will be minimized.
Four Cultures Traced.
Four cultures in the past have been
traced in Spain. three OF them ancient
and one established by the Moorish in
vasion, within the period Of so-called
medisval history. The first three were
the Greek, Celtic and Carthaginian. The
Greeks at one time invaded the eastern
shore Of Spain. even extending up into
France near the present site OF Mar
settles. The, Carthaginian group pushed
across into the Gibraltar region, while
the Celts. who came either from Brit
tainy down the coast. or directly from
Ireland, entered the northwestern area
All three of these subsidized as domi-
nant civilizations, leaving only traces OF
their existence. The later Moorish in
vasion, which lasted for several CEN
turtles, left a stronger. more compre-
hensive and, because it was recent, a
more easily traceabie imprint on the
nation.
But the mystery Of the inhabitants
of that inland PyreneeS territory re-
mains unsolved. Usually 1t is possible
to trace q migrant race through the
SimilaritieS of its language to that OF
some older civilization. The Basque
language seems to have no known rela-
tives. It has no word meaning Deity
or to express any abstract ideas at all
God is "Juangoi-Kao," or Lord Of the
High" which also may be translated as