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Show Bones of Visigoths Found in Cordova Madrid. Workmen have discovered dis-covered Vislgothlc burial grounds on Mount Uorquera, In Cordova. Eighteen sepulchers containing the remains of ordinary persons surround a funeral urn containing contain-ing the perfectly preserved skeleton skele-ton of a Visigoth warrior. Among the articles found near the warrior's skeleton is a gold coin that bears the bust of Svln-tlla, Svln-tlla, king of the Visigoths In Spain from C22 to C3L Beneath the bust Is the Inscription "Svln-tlla "Svln-tlla Rex," the "x" being In the form of a cross. On the other side 13 the word "Plvs," which appears on many old coins, and another, word that looks like "BabL" presumably the town where the gold pieces were coined. Near the bones of the warrior was a metal Jar containing an ointment which has been sent to a chemical laboratory for analysis. an-alysis. There were also the point of a spear, the usual ceramic objects ob-jects and metal buckles and crosses. Archeologlsts attach great Importance Im-portance to this And, because re mains of the Visigothlc epoch In this country nr. scarce. |