EGYPTIAN EXCAVATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1326, 2 January 1912, Page 3

EGYPTIAN EXCAVATION.

The British School in Egypt will endeavour, in the coming season, to fill up tho gaps in tho history of the Kings of the First and Second Dynasties by search in tho two great centres of early civilisation. Memphis, the historic cajital, and Heliopolis, the prehistoric capital. At Memphis, the sito of ono of the large granite pylons of the metropolitan temple has been hired and other work will be done in that great scheme of clearance which must extend over a generation or more. Heliopolis is also available for work, and has been granted to the British School. This was the capital rf the prehistoric kings of tho Delta whose names are recorded on the ejirly annals. It is also familiar as the city of On in the- history of Joseph. Thcro is no sito in Lgynt inoro closely connected with the earliest Hebrew narratives of *hc Book ot Genesis. As two parts of t';o -ito nlrcady have revealed remains nf t!i? earliest dynasties, there is a hope of reaching back ut last to iho prchisto,riu king'lonj and tracinc; the dovelonment of civilisation in its earliest forms. Professor I'liuders Petrie, F.R.S., the C.irecbr of the school, will make a snecial effort io open up tho history of Ileliopoiis, bud members of the school will sra-,-1, foei,different sites in all.