This translation from the Russian did not run very fluently in the from in which it was received, and there were some obvious minor errors of translation to be corrected. It has therefore been entirely recast and rewritten by one of the Editors, and few lines have been omitted. In the process every effort has been made to express, and when necessary to clarify, the author's meaning. The excavation described is the first to be undertaken in an important region, and the general conclusions reached will be closely studied and may well prove to be correct. But it may perhaps be suggested that further excavation and research, which we hope will be undertaken, is required to establish them upon a secure basis. O.G.S.C.