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logical Institute, May 1, the discovery of a kitchen-midden 

 at Smyrna. Professor Hitchcock gave an account of the 

 American Palestine Exploration Society before the John 

 Hopkins University, May 1. The same subject was dis- 

 cussed by the Rev. Selah Merrill before the American Geo- 

 graphical Society. A German society for exploring Palestine 

 has been organized by Dr. Zimmermann, of Basle, and others. 

 The Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology have 

 reached the tenth volume. Mr. Boscawen describes the dis- 

 covery of a Babylonian Calendar in Academy, Nov. 17. The 

 Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge is pub- 

 lishing a series entitled "Ancient History from the Monu- 

 ments." Bertram Hartshorne read a paper before the British 

 Association on the Ancient People of Ceylon. Dr. Foreman 

 publishes in the Smithsonian Rep., 1876, a translation of Blon- 

 del's work on "Jade-working anions the Chinese." In Ma- 

 teriaux, No. 2, M. Moura discusses the Age of Stone in Inclo- 

 China. The archaeologist who wishes to study the antiqui- 

 ties of India must refer to the Journal of the Royal Asiatic 

 Society, with its branches in India; Zeitschrift der Morgen- 

 liindischen Gesellschaft Journal Asiatique ; Triibner's Amer- 

 ican and Oriental Record, and the Indian Antiquary, Lon- 

 don. 



Athenceum, July 28, refers to Stone Circles in Australia. 



ETHNOLOGY. 



ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PSYCHOLOGY. 



Lucien Carr, in the tenth annual report of the Peabody 

 Museum, gives the measurements of the skulls received dur- 

 ing the year. T. O. Summers read before the American As- 

 sociation a paper on the Skull of a Comanche. At the British 

 Association Professor Rolleston spoke of the Rationale of 

 Brachycephaly and Dolichocephaly, and upon Artificial De- 

 formation of the Head. At the same meeting Mr. Sorby dis- 

 cussed the coloring matter of the hair. Professor Flower 

 delivered a course of lectures before the Royal College of 

 Surgeons on the Comparative Anatomy of Man. In the Jour- 

 nalot' the Anthropological Institute, Professor Busk presents 

 a paper on a Collection of Skulls from Mallicollo and Vanikoro. 

 At the meeting of the Institute, March 22, Dr. Clapham made 



