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...three years' work. The chief aim of the operations, the recovery of remains from the Hebrew period, was reached in the second and third years. The objects found in 1908 were mainly of the Greek and Roman periods, the most important being a marble statue (probably Angustus), a large altar, and an imposing stairway. Professor Lyon spent the summer of 1908 at Samaria, and his lecture this evening, will give an account of that year's work...
...Germanic Museum has recently received plaster replicas of two famous groups. One work, representing the Crucifixion, is modelled after a part of the altar in the church at Wechselburg, Saxony, and is a gift of the Germanic Museum Association. The other, which was given by Fairmount Park Art Association of Philadelphia, is a replica of an equestrian group which stands in front of the Royal Museum at Berlin, sculptured by August Kiss...
...main excavation was carried on at the summit of the hill of Samaria, where walls of buildings of many ages were unearthed. The remains discovered were mostly Roman, in particular a large Roman altar and the torso of a figure of heroic size. At one point was found a very massive wall which seems to be certainly Hebrew, but owing to the great depth of the debris and the late date of the discovery it was not possible to dig out any considerable portion of this wall the present year. At several points on the summit the clearings reached...
...feet in size was found partly cut in the rock. A large pit in the floor was not explored because of lack of time. At the foot of the stairway the trunk of a marble statue, probably of some Roman emperor, was discovered, as well as an altar. Two small columns with Latin inscriptions were unearthed, one lying on the foot of the stairway and one standing in its original position by the altar...
...main work was done on the summit of the mound. The walls discovered show that massive and important buildings of various periods stood here. A broad stairway is Roman, at the foot of which were found an altar, two small culumns bearing Latin inscriptions, and the figure of a Roman emperor in marble. At one side of the stairway there is a large vaulted chamber cut partly in the rock. Remains of Greek and Roman pottery were found in great quantities...