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Show hiirjMtotf idk.M i jflmn A&riim. HAWrMaA.ttateoA HttsiJ.-'timi- MI ilfr rttlJun'rhMtltTdiriH I '4 THE PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON. UTAH Servants in Af ter Life wmfT t !' niiue for several 15 rented picture taken last winter noted ex plover Phoenician by blood originally they came 1 V duced by Phoenicians, Mr. Dickasons interest was drawn to the house of the chief of Bawamataluwo ) (below) and its racks of pips jaws V (lower left) which hang with clay flasks t rca- - mo-FEAivn- E jDickason, end But Picture Parade ;;Srr VflS ? WlXXk of generations past. Pigs arc the islands K Jf T ' ' ''Wr Ms i Mr. Dickason chats with the Chief of Orahili who wears a golden hat, mustache, earring, necklace and stomach plate. I"0 ' Not since the great King "Tut was removed from his grave has the delittle world of excavators been so excited. In Egypt the governments partment of antiquities has made investigations at Saqquara, uncovering the tomb of the wealthy Vizier Hewaka. 'grTl vww.i4VTvpw,! ' w a ii i i m ,UUji si Pi ra h a hi avSrl'' ML M&ES m-rn-f- ail 0 p it if WMMiwt; gar? r,i i mr-- v 5 .s y Brt Ktf t.iA lilllli-iu- i jwutw MFwewl Forces of gravity were harnessed to give stability to the house of Chief of Bawamataluu o, built of huge ironwood logs without clay, nails or thongs. Most native villages lack such strength and majesty. In front of the house are stone ': ; slabs, seats for departed rr?& v( i ' 1 I ' pafiV". ; &ln "Sv.k i I U ancestors. Left: The vil- laSe magician who con. verses with spirits of the ." cXi departed. r. m K kvv Cv avS. U Ztf v nn i Plaques and carvings, always interesting because they tell a story when uncoded, were photographed carefully by the expeditions cameraman, then stowed away for future examination. Shocked excavators were much more interested to discover that nine servants, three pet birds and seven dogs were slain when Vizier Ilewaka died, and were placed In his tomb to serve him in after life. Under the direction of Zakl Saad EfT, expedition leader, 18small rectangular graves were unearthed, 14 of them In perfect condition. Nine of the graves were like that at the right. A pS'ffJ 5vj8 ijX Vy" V Vv, fr - sVk f y tiesr sfc , ' Vx-- v feYw.- '' - ,,Oy, . $') .vr-V-- : .XOv.v? ar- kSKSS fj C amatahmo, most iflJ, sits on a 900-fo- flu important village hill. Most jva'ures of the village are its two ot streets ! fl M k out-din- g i paved with large flat stones, the hill teas leveled. Above: Goods in hock at the government puwn shop, which houses enough gold to ransom a king. Below: Priestesses of Bawamataluwo in festive garb. $& 14 F vikXi 'l W if;? 'ixldpih. A m if f I ,K'J 4i 33 r: r m JWfc fMi X ' i QWU, ) y,v?s SvJ. X i Aiassian youth must leaping stone by 'haiT0t'onp'af 2 (for doping, of course, he ah ln stcPPing stone in the fore T md P git: Two warriors who fence with rs Edward with shields Warrior, every ft M, s. M ''ii 'z be Around each marts body had been placed pottery vases, believed kind of drink. Two smaller vases and ten cylindrical containers which may have been cups, completed the "after life equipment. Five of the bodies wefe found with pottery bearing inscriptions mentioning the name of the fruit or grain each contained, Zaki Saad EfI is commanding a large expedition at the excavations, among them many superstitious natives (above right) who prefer servant tasks to meddling with the tombs of their forefathers. to have contained tsome 1 y o at . & tW e V i ' 2 f'-k- i v " ' vf wWS t wQ t&L y The birds were buried more carefully than the servants, each being placed in a separate coffin and wrapped in linen. The coffin containing the largest bird (above) was inlaid with a remarkable pattern of ivory and ebony. Since it is impossible to believe that so many people and animals connected with the household could have died simultaneously of natural causes, todays explorers readily confess that the only explanation is a mass slaughter which followed the death of every rich man. The master needed their services and company after death Just as he did during life on earth that, at least, was the popular belief. AX 13& x-- : "j S F fa S summit of VAv.-- 4 &U it m i i ii v;-- "1 ik?i The tomb where wealthy Vizier Hewaka was buried. |