3 MARCH 1923, Page 3

The advances in archaeological discovery on the site of the

ancient Ur of the Chaldees have begun at an oppor- tune moment. For now that the Luxor tomb-has been closed till the autumn, 'they will provide a focus for the general interest and enthusiasm that during the past weeks have been concentrated on the Valley of the Kings. The Temple of the Moon God was already partly uncovered in 1918 by a British Museum Expedi- tion. Now, under the directorship of Mr. Woolley, the British Museum and Pennsylvanian joint expedition have discovered a second temple. This, Mr. Woolley explains, was the harem of the god, the former temple having been his bachelor quarters. But a later report seems to throw some doubt on the question whether he ever possessed a harem at all.