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Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-24 | Page 11 | Archeologist Finds Ancient Greek Relics

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Date 1934-05-24
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Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Archeologist Finds Ancient Greek Relics
Type article
Date 1934-05-24
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 11
OCR Text ARCHEOLOGIST FINDS I ANCIENT GREEK RELICS American Professor Unearths Treaty Between Between Between Be Be- tween City and Philip of Macedon BALTIMORE CAP Tho AP The ancient Greek city of Olynthus which was was destroyed by Philip of Macedon In B. B C. C was fortified by walls 15 feet teet et thick The fortification walls have been uncovered by the excavation party headed leaded by Dr David M. M Robinson of ot archeology at Johns Hopkins university according to word received by his secretary Miss Marjorie The finding of the walls together wIth a done dorc capital column a public fountain and sale ule Inscriptions indicated indicated indi indi- Dr Robinson may attain tho the aim of his third expedition to th the ancient city which he d discovered in 1928 He hoped to dig up some pubic public pub pub- lie lic ic buildings and find inscriptions of Its ts history Since he sailed in February for Greece Dr Robinson has Uncovered a treaty between the people of Olynthus Olyn- Olyn thus hus and md Philip of Macedon who he said destroyed the city a few years cars afterward killing all alt the inhabitants The of the doric done capital column probably forecasts other important important important im im- im- im discoveries Miss Grafflin as as- The public fountain and the column olumn undoubtedly were excavated from the public square and soon fin iino fina statues and buildings may be ered cred
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