Show DIGGING UP OLD CITY Archaeologist Petrle to Excavate In Ruins of Memphis Cairo Tho most Important excavations excava-tions ovor attempted are to bo begun shortly under the direction of Prof Flinders Potrle tho celebrated archaeologist archae-ologist who has worked 24 years among tho ancient monuments of Egypt Tho professor has returned hero from England for tho purpose of beginning the excavation of Memphis the ancient capital of Egypt which has never yet been properly explored The sites of the temples at Mom phis which cover a great area Include that of Ptnh founded by the of the Ilrst dynast creator the Adjoining It was Telllple of Isis and the shrine of the foreign Aphrodite at ono time a great cosmollOlltlln center It IB expected that Memphis prove a mine of sculptmo will and stntu any IIy mere chance nine have been statues nand there already and Sstolllatic search Is aunt to reveal great 1 a store nf treasures As a great capital and social center er for GOOO years Memphis should yield L an enor mous harvest Tho school of art at Memphis was the finest In the Temple EgYPt and uf Plah the god ot crafts men flay be expected to contain best work Its I |