Painted Tombs in the Necropolis of Marissa (Mareshah) (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Painted Tombs in the Necropolis of Marissa (Mareshah)Entrance the tomb OF the musicians. (maxim)chamber in Tomb II were still more grievously injured for the same reason. Later. In spite of all our efforts to protect the tombs. Native notoriety hunters and souvenir collectors wrote their names on the walls or broke off pieces of painted stone or stucco.We were unable to make an extended examination of the tombs the first evening. But at once arranged with our guide to return the following morning with candles. Paper. Ink, and lunch. On the way to the house of the Sheikh. Whose guests we were. We encountered the {mint of the village. Who cursed our guide. And bade him not to show the tombs to infidels and strangers. Fortunately we were accompanied by a squid, from Beersheba. And with him to represent the Government no opposition was made to our visit the following morning. We spent the day measuring. Making-sketches. And copying inscriptions. With such rude material as we could secure in the village. Fearful lest further injury might be done before we could reach Jerusalem and return prepared for a more careful examination.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.