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2. The United States National Museum has been conducting re- 

 searches throughout the world, based chiefly on the material in the 

 Museum, though partly on field study and collecting, special stress 

 being laid on technology. 



3. The Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 

 at Cambridge has devoted its energies to the investigation of the 

 archaeology of the United States, Mexico, and Central America. 



4. The American Museum of Natural History, in New York, pros- 

 ecutes work in ethnology, archaeology, and physical anthropology, 

 especially in North America, in Mexico, and in northeastern Asia. 



5. The Field Columbian Museum, in Chicago, is making large 

 collections and conducts ethnological and archaeological researches in 

 western-central North America. 



6. The Free Museum of Science and Art, in Philadelphia, is 

 bringing together collections from various parts of North America 

 and subjecting them to critical study. 



7. The Ohio State University maintains a department of archaeol- 

 ogy and a museum devoted mainly to local studies and collections. 



8. The University of California is making investigations in archae- 

 ology and ethnology, chiefly in California. 



9. The National Museum of Mexico is accumulating a rich collec- 

 tion and conducting investigations in archaeology and, to some ex- 

 tent, in the ethnology of the Republic. 



10. Collections and investigations relating to the archaeology of 

 Canada are made, and a museum is maintained in Toronto in con- 

 nection with the Department of Education. 



11. The British Association for the Advancement of Science has 

 carried on archaeological researches in Canada since 1888. 



Several institutions in South American countries are engaged in 

 related work. The Archaeological Institute of America, although 

 mainly engaged in researches in classical and oriental archaeology, 

 has recently taken up America. Several American universities and 

 colleges devote more or less attention to local or general archaeology 

 and ethnology. Investigations in archaeology are pursued at the 

 Harvard and Columbia Universities and at the University of Chicago. 



American anthropology finds active patronage in several voluntary 

 associations. The Section of Anthropology of the American Asso- 

 ciation for the Advancement of Science has long stood at the head of 

 such organizations. The American Anthropological Association has 

 recently been founded and already embraces in its membership all 

 the leading anthropologists of the country. The Anthropological 



