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Show THE EXCAVATIONS AT OLY (VI PI A. Tho sixth ruport of tho operations of the German explorers on tho site of tho ancient Olympia, iu Greece, has beeu published. It covers the period Irom the end of March to the 21st of April, during which time the excavations excava-tions continued fruitful in discoveries pedestals, with and without inscription, inscrip-tion, bronze pieces of all sizes, anil fragments ol statuary coming to light every day. The great columns of the portal, which were thrown down by the earthquake, wero found in fair preservation on the Boulh side of tho templo. Tho Uuor ol the temple has been partly cleared and the marble pavement laid h ire. Eighty men are at present employed in removing the earth from the proanas of the temple, and their labor, although undertaken only iu the interest of architectural science, has resulted in tho discovery of a valuable art lelic. It is probably the most interesting piece of sculpture work yet found at Ulympia, and is in the bet style of Grecian art. It is a metope tablet with figures. One of these ia a young woman iu a long robe, her right arm with open hand tiangmg at her side, tier iieaa lurncu j to the right side, and her wavy hair; confined in a cap; her left arm is raised upward. Betide this figure, but with his back turned to her, is a nude man bearing a burden; he is in profile, but Jus head, with its largo board, is turned so that ilia face is visible beneath his arm; this figure is undoubtedly Atlas, whose head was supposed to have been taken with other fragments to Paris. Beside this figure is that of Heracles, with Ilia right arm extended forward and three apples in his hand; his left arm is broken, but the remainder of the figure is remarkably well preserved: the head with its pointed beard, the curly hair and the band around the forehead. In consequence of the labor of clearing the interior of the temple the work on tho outside has not advanced greatly since the last report. Added to this much labor has been expended in removing the sculptures to and from the photographers' quarters. The sculptures and inscriptions have nearly all been reproduced on the spot in plaster, and the casts are now ready for packing and transportation. Many Iragments are now found which complete pieces recovered some months ago. Thus the fragment of a bird was lound to fit a fracture in the statue of Nike, and the missing parts of the charioteer discovered in December have Bince been found. Of t- e many inscriptions discovered some relate to Roman men and times; thus there are three Mummius inscriptions, and one concerning Claudiun Lyson. The work of excavating will be continued con-tinued until the end of May, when it will be suspended during thesuinmcr. The site of the temple, which was for centuries a dreary waste, has now, in spite of. the lack of traveling facilities, become a resort for tourists. During the Easter holidays from four to five hundred strangers a day came to view the temple. |