Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-01-27 | Page 13 | Noted Research Expert, Former Drug Store Clerk, Seeks to Throw Light on History by Persian Expedition

Noted Research Expert Former DrugStore Drug DrugStore DrugStore Store Clerk Seeks to Throw Light LightOn On History by Persian Expedition Dr Breasted to Hunt Ancient Treasures in Unexplored Unexplored Unexplored Ruins CHICAGO Jan 27 UP UP Dr James H. H Bre Breasted ted who rose from the position of or drug store clerk to become recognized as one of the worlds world's greatest research workers I has las completed arrangements for what he believes cs will be the most important discoveries of or his career A new expedition made J possible O.- O. by ay donations from an eastern stern woman whose name was kept secret and by modern Ideals of the young oung shah of Persia will WUl leave lea next summer to be begin begin begin be- be gin extensive e excavations In Per- Per ancient C capitol of or the rulers Darl Darius s and Xerxes TREASURES SOUGHT Under an arrangement completed between the new shah and the University University University Uni Uni- of Chicago one halt of or all nIl the treasures found will be given to the city of or Chicago and will be dis dis- dis- dis played permanently at the university's university's sity's Oriental institute on the Midway Midway Midway Mid Mid- way campus Since forty years ago when Dr Breasted and his wife became interested interested inter inter- ested ted in Oriental treasures while digging in the ruins of ot Luxor in Egypt the former drug clerk has had hadan hadan hadan an ambition to excavate extensively at I It was not however until yesterday yesterday yester yester- Iday day when the agreement between the university and the new shah was announced that such an expedition became po possible ble Formerly Americans were unable to obtain permission to excavate among the Persian ruins and what little mUe work was done was by the thel French government The city of Dr Breasted says has not been touched The principal thing of or value Dr Breasted expects to unearth at Per Per- is sculpture These findings ho believes will wUl determine exactly the influence of Persia upon early carly Greek sculpture especially as ze- ze re regarded draperies Also said Dr Breasted we wc ex ex- ex to unearth cuneiform tablets among them corner comer stone records which will be of great historical im Im- Some already have c been found by natives naU but unfortunately were disposed of ot by them Such random disposition of oC the treasures will be stopped by the government go of or Persia under the new agreement We will work chiefly chien amid the palaces and temples of Darius and his ils son on Xerxes and we vc expect to find golden tablets which will win shed hed new light on the interesting reigns of these many sided rulers Dr Breasted frequently has forced historians to rewrite their books be because because be- be cause of or his discoveries and is confident confident con con- a new light also will wUl be shed upon ancient history by the things he tie will wID find rind at Dr Breasted will win remain in America America Amer Amer- ica tea until the expedition is In Its second second second sec sec- ond year ear The first years year's work willbe will wll be in charge of or Professor ProCessor Ernest Herzfeld of or the University of or Berlin