Also released from the Museum Press was Dr. C. Martin Wilbur's 

 book, Slavery in China during the Former Han Dynasty, the research 

 for which required more than ten years. 



Part I of this study throws light on two questions: (1) The nature 

 of Chinese slavery in Former Han times; and (2) the function and 



Fig. 6. Dioramist Rovvell building the walls of a kiva (ceremonial chamber) 

 in the Mummy Cave (see Fig. 5). The walls of the buildings were constructed 

 of plaster of Paris "stones," and papier-mache "mortar" was used. "Spalls" (of 

 plaster of Paris) were inserted in the masonry joints in order to simulate the actual 

 masonry of the Pueblo Indians. 



position of slaves in Han society and economics. Part II translates 

 and annotates some 140 passages on slaves discovered in historical 

 literature written during the Former Han period or shortly there- 

 after. 



Mr. Richard A. Martin, Curator of Near Eastern Archaeology, 

 devoted a major portion of his time to the preparation of a popular 

 book on mummies. This will be illustrated with fifteen colored 

 drawings copied from tomb frescoes and sculptures and cleverly 

 adapted by Curator Martin to the purpose of this publication. 

 Mr. Martin also spent some time in familiarizing himself with 

 various recent developments in Near Eastern and classical fields— 



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