Archaeology Magazine - June 1956 - 65

Field Director for Baghdad School
It has been announced that a fulltime field director has been appointed
for the Baghdad School of the American School'sof Oriental Research. Dr.
Vaughn E. Crawford of Yale University, who had been approved as Annual
Professor for the Baghdad School for
the year 1956-57,has now been made
director on a full-time basis to take
charge of field work and be responsible
for publishing the results. The present
director of the Baghdad School, Prof.
Albrecht Goetze, has been appointed
Honorary Director. The Schoolwill cooperate with the University of Chicago
in an archaeological-historicalsurvey
of southern Mesopotamia,the purpose
of which is to trace the pattern of
growth of urban civilization in that
area. Dr. Crawford will work with
Prof. Thorkild Jacobsenand Dr. Robert
Adams of the Universityof Chicago.
Notes from Ethiopia
Archaeologicalwork is going on actively in Ethiopia under the directionof
the ArchaeologySectionof the National
Library. M. André Miquel, SecretaryGeneral of the Section,has sent us information on recent activities,with the
authorization of the Director, Ato
Kebbedé Mikael.
In October 1955 an expeditionto the
Agamé region, about twenty-fivekilometers northeast of Adigrat, which is
near the northern border of Ethiopia,
resulted in the acquisition of an important collectionof bronze objects at
a place called Sabea. This collection
includesbracelets,cutlasses,fittings for
saddles and for doors. In addition, five
vases of red or black polished pottery,

Tang Horse in Buffalo
This glazed pottery horse of the
T'ang dynasty (a.d. 618-906) has recently been donated to the Buffalo
Museum of Science at Buffalo, New
York. The statuette, twenty-oneinches
high, is one of a set. These sets usually
comprisedten figuresin a tomb retinue
including two dignitaries,two warriors,
two camels, two horses and two monsters. Such a retinue was buried with a
military chief to assure a safe journey
in the next world.

some undecorated, others with sketchy
geometricpatterns, came from the same
place.
Excavations were carried on, also
during October, in the area west of the
colossalbrokenstela of Aksum.A cemetery with various types of burials was
found, but its date is still uncertain.
Two parallel walls were also revealed;
they undoubtedlyform part of an architectural complex associated with the
great stelae, and they will be cleared
further during coming campaigns.
In December1955M. Miquel and the
architectM. P. Egal undertook a survey
in the Lasta regionof northern Ethiopia.
The monuments of this region were
recorded by means of photographs,
plans, etc. In addition, they were able
to study the church of Sarzena Mikael,
never before visited by Europeans.
An excavationcampaignin the northern part of the country is contemplated
for the near future. The results should
be of great interest.
The first volume of a new publication, Annales d'Ethiopie, is soon to
appear. It will contain detailed accounts
of the work done up to the present.

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Map of Memphis
In 1955 the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania conducted a
seasonof work at Memphis,the ancient
capital of Egypt. Little of the city now
remainsvisible,and the expeditionsoon
realized that not even a map of it existed. Since agriculture is continually
encroachingon ancient remains, it was
urgent that one be made. Mr. John
Dimick, director of the project, set out
to remedy the situation. He produced
a map (33 X 43 inches) on a scale of
1:2500, incorporating an area of four
and one-half square kilometers.A useful descriptive text is printed on the
back of the map. It is hoped that this
map will be carried and referred to by
scientists and students and that it will
serve as a base survey on which all
proven additions and changes will be
recorded. The Museum will consider
revisions based on submitted data.
Copies of the map are available in
limited quantity and may be obtained
by writing to the University Museum,
33rd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia
4, Pennsylvania.The price is fifty cents.

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