Washington County News | 1927-10-06 | Page 6 | Find Throws Light on Old Times and Customs

Find Throws Light on Old Times and Customs Kitchen utensils of the Greeks and Romans of the Fourth century,' B. C, have just come to light at Canopus, near one of the mouths of the Nile, according to Prof. Ralph Van Deman Magoffin, president of the Archeolog-Ical Archeolog-Ical Institute of America. Excavation at a temple near this site has yielded up mementos or offerings left by thousands thou-sands of pilgrims that make clear many phases of life in antiquity. The collections Include many kitchen utensils uten-sils and a nearly complete set of Greek and Roman weights. Many of them are tokens vowed by soldiers who hoped for success In war. "Some are sling shots," explained Doctor Magoffin, "while many are tiny replicas re-plicas of the soldiers themselves on elephant or horseback. Grain baskets and camels seem to have been the favorite gifts from merchants; weights from looms -re found In considerable con-siderable numbers. Many of the pieces are unique, and their publication publica-tion and exhibition will add much more to our growing knowledge of indent times."