Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (6.1890-1897 (1897))

EXCAVATIONS BY THE SCHOOL AT ERETRIA

IN" 1891.

[Plate IV (Plan).]

INTRODUCTORY NOTE.

A preliminary and summary account of the results of the excava-
tions at Eretria in Euboea, carried on during the spring of 1891 by
the American School of Classical Studies at Athens under my direc-
tion, was sent for publication to the Committee of the School, at the
close of the excavations, embodied in my Report to the Committee
for 1890-1891. The complete and authoritative account of our work
at Eretria will contain several articles corresponding to the distri-
bution of the work among the members of the expedition which I
made at the beginning of excavation, and will probably be terminated
in the course of the coming year. According to this organization,
my colleague, Professor Richardson, of Dartmouth College, the Annual
Director for the past year, undertook the department of epigraphy,
together with a historical account of Eretria; Mr. Fossum, late of Johns
Hopkins University, remained at Eretria during the whole period of
excavation, displaying most intelligent perseverance in his work, and
had charge of the excavation of the skene of the theatre; Mr. Brown-
son, of Yale University, had charge of the cavea of the theatre; Mr.
Pickard of Dartmouth College, and Mr. Gilbert, of Brown Univer-
sity, were in charge of the survey of all the walls of the ancient city
with a view to produce a topographical map of the district; Mi-. Pick-
ard also made a careful topographical study of the locality, and, as-
sisted by Messrs. Brownson and Fossum, did most of the levelling
of the theatre. I undertook the excavation of graves in the neighbor-
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