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DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY. Free Museum of Science and Art. 



Address. 33d and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. President: S. F. 

 Houston. 



History. In 1889 the Museum of Archaeology and Palaeontology was 

 established in the library building of the university ; at the same time 

 the University Archaeological Association was formed for the purpose 

 of furnishing funds for and otherwise promoting scientific exploration 

 and of cooperating with the museum in archaeological research and 

 publication. In 1891 the museum was constituted the Department of 

 Archaeology and Palaeontology of the university; in 1899 its collec- 

 tions were transferred to the Free Museum of Science and Art, erected 

 on a site provided by the city of Philadelphia in 1894, and the associa- 

 tion was merged with the department. In 1901 the words "and Palaeon- 

 tology" were dropped, the ground being already covered by the 

 Department of geology. Sections: American archaeology and General 

 ethnology, Babylonian and General Semitic, Egyptian, Mediterranean. 



Object. To provide for instruction and original research in archaeology and for 



the incidental formation of illustrative collections. 



Meetings. Of contributing members, annually at the museum ; of the Board of 

 Managers, monthly 3d Friday, Oct. to June, at 610 Real Estate Trust Building. 

 Membership. 620 annual (dues $5) ; 8 life ($100) ; 6 corresponding; 9 honorary. 

 Publications. 



Annual report of the Curator of the Museum of American archaeology 

 in connection with the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 

 1890. 8. 



Presented to the University archaeological association. Numbered Vol. I, 

 no. i. 



Report of the Board of Managers of the Department of archaeology 

 and palaeontology . . . 1893. Philadelphia, 1894. 8. 

 Later reports in the Annual reports of the Provost. 



Bulletin of the Free museum of science and art ... v. I-III, May 1897- 



May 1902. Philadelphia, 1897-1902. 8. 



4 nos. in each vol. Superseded by: 

 TRANSACTIONS of the Department of archaeology, Free museum of 



science and art. v. I-II, pt. I, 1904-1906 [Philadelphia, 1904-06], 4. 



v. i (3 pts. in 2 nos.) contains Reports of the American exploration 

 society's excavations at Gournia, Crete, 1901-04". Price: $i per part. 



"AMERICAN EXPLORATION SOCIETY. Secretary: Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, 237 S. 

 2ist Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Organized in 1897 to promote scientific exploration, 

 research and publication. Annual meeting in December. 21 members (subscribing not 

 less than $100 per annum). Excavations have been carried on in Italy, Egypt and Crete. 



