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al-o in the oofflnr, including tin- myrt If wreath. 



which had been preserved by I In- \vittiT that filled 

 the i,' rave ami had acquired nearly the consistency 

 and hardness of |>aivhmi-nt ; a clasp of silver, very 

 much dxiili/.rd, and decorated with a vervain pat- 

 tern ; and .several gold rings, one of which had a 

 . 'f smooth dark glass, a second with an 

 mi) \ setting bearing the name 1-Yiletus in relief, 

 and the third an intaglio of rod jasper on which 

 \\ere engra\ed two hands clas|)ed and holding 

 f wheat a symbol of marriage. To a gold 

 ring in the loft hand of the doll is soldered an 

 nl miniature key. while in its right hand 

 is aiiot hei pair of rings. A clasp is set with an 

 amethyst engraved with a design of a winged 

 grillin pursuing a doe symbols of Apollo and 

 1 >iana and to it are appended two delicate chains 

 with ivy-leaf pendants. There were also an am- 

 ber hair-pin, two small combs, earrings, a neck- 

 lace, and two mirrors. 



The Tombs of Syracuse. The excavations 

 made by the Italian Government in the Hellenic 

 and prehistoric necropolises in the neighborhood 

 of Syracuse have brought to light a large num- 

 ber of tombs, with ornamented pottery of most 

 Srimitive forms, bronzes, among which are swords 

 a^'cr-shaped like those of Mycenae, and bone 

 ornaments of a peculiar character. Some tombs 

 were found with the entrance or dromos closed 

 by a stone slab with ornamentation sculptured 

 in relief in a strange exotic style, perhaps Phoe- 

 nician. The finding of earthworks and objects 

 presenting the genuine Mycenaean 

 type is evidence of the extension of 

 Myccna-an culture to this island. 



(rcece. Archaeological Schools 

 at Athens. The oldest of the estab- 

 lished institutions for the prosecution 

 of archaeological research in Hellenic 

 lands is that of France, the Ecole 

 Francaiseat Athens, which was found- 

 ed in 1846. It belongs to the French 

 Government and is supported by it, 

 and is under the direction of distin- 

 guished scholars. The Imperial Ger- 

 man Archaeological Institute, found- 

 ed twenty-three years after that of 

 France, is supported by the German 

 Government. It has been the agency 

 through which some of the most valu- 

 able discoveries in the history of 

 Greek archosological research nave 

 been made, the most important of 

 which are those at Olympia. The 

 American School of Classical Studies 

 was founded by the American Arch- 

 aeological Institute, and was opened 

 under the auspices of some of the 

 leading American colleges in 1882. 

 It is intended to afford a center for 

 the final higher study, by graduates 

 of American colleges, of classical an- 

 tiquity, and to be a directory for the 

 exploration of ancient sites. It aims 

 to help artists and architects who re- 

 sort to Greece for study, and makes provision 

 for special students, ft occupies a handsome 

 building on the southern slope of Mount Lyca- 

 bettus. which was procured and furnished by the 

 contributions of friends in the United States. 

 Instruction is afforded gratuitously, The school 

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was at first, presided over by a director chosen for 

 one year from the various colleges in the I niteil 

 associated with the school ; but. in ]HHH the 

 plan was modified, and. while an annual director 

 continued to IN; appointed, the oilier of chief or 

 permanent director was established, and Dr. 

 Charles Waldstein. then director of the Fitzwill- 

 iam .Museum and Professor of Archa-ology in tho 

 I'liiversity of Cambridge, Kngland, was chosen In 

 fill it. Previous to 1890 the school had carried 

 on excavations at eight sites in Greece, with im- 

 portant results ; while previous to this the Ameri- 

 can Archaeological Institute had made some inter- 

 est ing and important excavations at Assos.in Asia 

 Minor. The British School of Archaeology was 

 founded in 1886, and had twelve students in at- 

 tendance at its last session. It is supported by 

 subscriptions, and gives courses of lectures and 

 conducts excavations. In past years it has ex- 

 plored the antiquities of the island of Cyprus. 

 The chief objective point of its researches in 

 1890-'91 was the site of Megalopolis, in western 

 Arcadia, the city founded by Epaminondas. 



The Temple at Delphi. The Archaeological 

 Institute of America and the American School 

 at Athens negotiated during 1890 with the 

 Greek Government for the concession of the site 

 of Delphi and the privilege of excavating there. 

 The concession was made conditional on the pay- 

 ment of $80,000 as an indemnification for the 

 expropriation of the village of Castri, which 

 stands upon the site and would have to be re- 



OLD ROMAN WALLS, 8ILCHK8TER, ENGLAND. 



moved. Delay was incurred in obtaining tho 

 subscriptions to this fund, but the amount was 

 made up, and the friends of the scheme believed, 

 in November, 1890, they had secured the con- 

 cession, when it was given to the. French 

 school. 



