42 REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1913. 



Phoenix, Ariz., contributed by Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, of the Bureau of 

 American Ethnology; and an ancient pueblo black-and-white-ware 

 vase of large size from near Holbrook, Ariz., presented by Dr. Walter 

 Hough. A number of stone and wooden implements from an ancient 

 copper mine on an island off the coast of Chile were obtained in ex- 

 change; and a collection of Mexican antiquities, including several 

 statuettes of stone, a palmate sculptured stone, and a large orna- 

 mental vase of earthenware, was acquired by purchase. Many pre- 

 historic objects, mainly from the Valley of Mexico, were lent by Maj. 

 Harry S. Bryan. 



The work of the year was m continuation of the classification, 

 arrangement and labeling of the collections of the division, which had 

 been thoroughly overhauled following their transfer from the Smithso- 

 nian building, the improvement of the tentative exhibits already in 

 place, and the addition of new installations as material was made 

 ready 'and cases were supplied. While much still remains to be done 

 in the exliibition halls, the display collections were in very satisfactory 

 condition at the close of the year. 



The head curator of the department, Mr. William H. Holmes, 

 continued the preparation of the comprehensive handbook of Amer- 

 ican archeology, which has claimed his attention for several years 

 past. Although based primarily on the resources of this division, 

 the collections of various other museums are also being utilized. 



Historic archeology. — ^The scope of this division has recently been 

 enlarged to include the prehistoric as well as historic archeology of 

 the Old World. The most noteworthy accession was a collection 

 of Egyptian antiquities, ranging in date from predynastic times to 

 the twenty-sixth dynasty and including, among other objects, a 

 series of interesting potteries, a fine slate palette and other articles 

 of stone, presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund through Mr. S. 

 W. Woodward, of Washington, a contributor to the Fund. A large 

 number of Greco-Roman and Egyptian antiquities, including a rare 

 glass vase, probably of Roman origin, some well-preserved bronze 

 vessels, Egyptian necklaces, and bronze and stone figiu-ines of divini- 

 ties and their symbols, was received as a loan from Dr. Thomas 

 Nelson Page. A rare and pecuharly carved vase of agalmatolite 

 from Mongolia was contributed by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, of the Museum 

 staff, and 19 worked stone flakes from Palestine were donated by 

 Mr. Herbert E. Clark, of the Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem. Among other 

 acquisitions were a collection of neolithic stone implements from 

 Oboiu-g, Belgimn, and several stone implements from Deir el-Bahari, 

 Egypt, received from Dr. W. Rehlen, of Niii-nberg, Germany; sev- 

 eral casts of prehistoric stone implements from Croatia found asso- 

 ciated with the skeleton of the "Krapina man," received from Dr. 

 Gorjanovic-Ea^amberger, of the National Museum, Zagreb, Croatia, 



