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Kansas City Review, Mr. Conant describes Ancient Mound 

 Pottery, of which the author has a fine collection. Mr. Co- 

 nant is the author of the archaeological portion of the work 

 entitled "The Commonwealth of Missouri." 



The State Archaeological Association of Indiana met at 

 Indianapolis, August 29. 



In the State of Ohio we have an illustration of the neces- 

 sity of a proper environment to mental activity. The Cin- 

 cinnati Society of Natural History has published several 

 communications upon the Archaeology of the State. A pa- 

 per by Dr. Howe on American Antiquities, and one by Dr. 

 Metz upon the Mounds and Earthworks of the Little Miami 

 Valley, are especially worthy of mention, the latter being 

 the first attempt to apply the symbols of Messrs. Mortillet 

 and Chantre to American remains. The final report of the 

 Ohio State Board of Centennial Managers contains illustrated 

 papers of great permanent value by Colonel Whittlesey and 

 Professor M. C. Read. The Western Reserve and Northern 

 Ohio Historical Society has published several papers on an- 

 tiquarian subjects. Number 41 of their papers is by Col- 

 onel Whittlesey, the president. The establishment of the 

 American Antiquarian :, by the Rev. S. D. Peet, of Unionville, 

 O., is the first attempt to publish a periodical purely in the 

 interest of American Archaeology and Ethnology. The first 

 number contains papers on Ancient Garden-beds of Michi- 

 gan, Mounds and Earthworks, Ancient Trails, Modern In- 

 dian Tribes, the Discovery of the Ohio River, and the Digh- 

 ton Rock Inscription. The second number has communica- 

 tions on the Comparison of Pueblo Pottery with Egyptian 

 and Greek Ceramics, Traditions of the Deluge, Mounds and 

 Earthworks, the Location of the Tribes of the Northwest 

 Territory, Leaf-shaped Implements, and Perforated Tablets. 



A good summary upon Prehistoric Copper Implements in 

 North America, by Dr. Emil Schmidt, w T ill be found in the 

 Archiv filr Anthropologic, Y&Yts I. and II. (see also an article 

 by Dr. Max Rothauer in the Correspondenzblatt for June). 



The popular and scientific journals of our country have 

 done a great deal to foster the study of man. The Popular 

 Science Monthly is especially good in foreign notes. Har- 

 pers Monthly Magazine contains every month notes on An- 

 thropology. The American Naturalist, in addition to the 



