The Archaeological Journal, 1889, Vol. 46 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Archaeological Journal, 1889, Vol. 46<br><br>I have no intention of entering on a systematic or general consideration of the subject I name, but rather of la)ring before the Institute some of the more remarkable products of Roman work in Egypt, which have come to light in the course of my excavations this spring. Nearly everything that I have brought to End land was found in a large cemetery belonging to the town of Arsinoe, the capital of the province of the Fayum; this district is about 60 miles south of Cairo, and is really one of the oases of the western desert, near enough to the Nile to be fed by a canal. I had this province assigned to me last winter by M. Grebaut, the director of the department of antiquities at Cairo, and for the archaic interest of the pyramids and labyrinths, and the later value of the Roman portraiture, I could hardly wish for a better district. The whole of the work in the cemetery of Hawara was entirely a bye-affair; I did not stop there a single day outside of the time spent in opening the pyramid there, of which I hope to have somewhat to say next year; and the products of the cemetery were so much given in as well, a prize to maintain patience.<br><br>The whole system of the mummification in later times, and the decay of Egyptian customs, could be traced out in this cemetery with great advantage.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.