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expedients Georgios Photidas Extent of the Pergamus of Troy Poisonous snakes, and the snake-weed The whorls with the central sun, stars, the suastika, the Sôma, or Tree of Life, and sacrificial altars The name of Mount Ida, probably brought from Bactria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		107
CHAPTER VIII.
On the Hill of Hissarlik, May 11th, 1872.
Hindrances through Greek festivals Thickness of the layers of débris above the native rock Date of the foundation of Troy Impossibility of the Bunarbashi theory Homeric epithets suitable to Hissarlik Etymology of Ίλιος, signifying probably the "fortress of the Sun" The Aruna of the Egyptian records Progress of the platform, and corresponding excavation on the south The bulwark of Lysimachus Ruins of great buildings Marks of civilization increasing with the depth Vases, and fragments of great urns A remarkable terra-cotta A whorl with the appearance of an inscription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		122
CHAPTER IX.
On the Hill of Hissarlik, May 23rd, 1872.
Superstition of the Greeks about saints' days Further engineering works Narrow escape of six men Ancient building on the western terrace The ruins under this house Old Trojan mode of building Continued marks of higher civilization Terra-cottas engraved with Aryan symbols: antelopes, a man in the attitude of prayer, flaming altars, hares The symbol of the moon Solar emblems, and rotating wheels Remarks on former supposed inscriptions Stone moulds for casting weapons and implements Absence of cellars, and use of colossal jars in their stead The quarry used for the Trojan buildings "Un Médecin malgré lui." Blood-letting priest-doctors Efficacy of sea-baths Ingratitude of the peasants cured Increasing heat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		131
CHAPTER X.
On the Hill of Hissarlik, June 18th, 1872.
A third platform dug Traces of former excavations by the Turks Block of triglyphs, with bas-relief of Apollo Fall of an earth-wall Plan of a trench through the whole hill Admirable remains in the lowest stratum but one The plain and engraved whorls Objects of gold, silver, copper, and ivory Remarkable terra-cottas The pottery of the lowest stratum quite distinct from that of the next above Its resemblance to the Etruscan, in quality only Curious funereal urns Skeleton of a six months' embryo Other remains in the lowest stratum Idols of fine marble, the sole exception to the superior workmanship of this stratum The houses and palaces of the lowest stratum, of large stones joined with earth Disappearance of the first people with the destruction of their town.
The second settlers, of a different civilization Their buildings of unburnt brick on stone foundations These bricks burnt by the great conflagration Destruction of the walls of the former settlers Live toads