Show important archaeological discovery at tho the state department I 1 read the manuscript report of 11 biss Bis bissinger ainger inger i our consul at beyrodt Bey rout syria announcing ou on important archaeological archa cical d discovery scorers ery which has caused a great sensation in ill sedan a town of people on oil the east shore of tile the mediterranean it seems that recently a shaft thirty feet square and from thirty live five to forty feet deep was discovered ono one mile out of town cleared of the earth this tin s shaft led into a rock chamber where at the present time morz mora than sixteen beautiful and perfectly preserved sarcophagi have lave been found these niese are re a clay white marble save one which is is of black marble having a peaked shaped lid the marble is highly polished and soule home of the sarcophagi are wonderfully carved and very beautiful they show in bas relief lions heads eagles horses centaurs men cic sonic some are painted and mid others have inscriptions one is a greek temple some are cut of solid blocks they are supposed to lv belong ion to the egypto phoenician type of art and are very ancient fuller walker in kansas city journal |