1 68 REPORTS OF INVESTIGATIONS AND PROJECTS. 



ARCHEOLOGY. 



American School of Classical Studies at Athens. James R. Wheeler, Chair- 

 man of Managing Committee, Cokimbia University, New York, N. Y. 

 Grant No. 407. (a) Excavations at Corinth, $1,500. (6) Maintenance 

 of a felloivship in architecture at Athens, $1,000. (For previous reports 

 see Year Book No. 4, p. 54, and Year Book No. 5, p. 56.) $2,500. 



(a) Excavations at Corinth. — Mr. B. H. Hill, Director of the school, 

 reports that he has been much hampered this year by the depletion of the 

 labor market in Greece and by the greatly increased expense of work, owing 

 to the rise in value of the drachma ; but the regular campaign of excavation 

 has been conducted, with some important topographical results. 



The necessary work of clearing the market-place was continued, though 

 no important finds were looked for here. A round Roman building, dedi- 

 cated by one Babbius Philenus, was discovered, with a sufficient number of 

 architectural fragments to render restored drawings possible. The Roman 

 shops ("South Shops") were cleared out, and a Greek stylobate at the back 

 of them uncovered. In this quarter, on the slope of the Temple Hill, a neo- 

 lithic stratum was found containing obsidian tools, and above this a small 

 and very archaic female figure. 



Trial trenches were sunk in the region between the Fountain of Glauce 

 and the theater, which resulted in the discovery of the Odeum mentioned by 

 Pausanias as among the buildings on the road to Sicyon. This discovery is 

 of very considerable importance in Corinthian topography. It makes it cer- 

 tain that the road to Sicyon left the market-place on the northwestern side ; 

 it shows the general direction of the road, and consequently indicates the 

 quarter of the city in which certain of the older sanctuaries, mentioned by 

 Pausanias, notably that of Athena Chalinitis, may be looked for. It also 

 proved beyond a doubt that the great temple, the well-known landmark of 

 Old Corinth for so many years, was really that of Apollo, since it is mentioned 

 by Pausanias as being on the right as he starts out on the road to Sicyon. The 

 excavators have believed this to be the case, but it is now proved. A fuller 

 report of excavations will be printed in the Journal of Archeology and in a 

 Bulletin on Corinth, which the School has nearly ready for publication. 



(&) Fellowship in Architecture. — Mr. Henry D. Wood, of Philadelphia, 

 has held this fellowship during the past year, and his work has been so satis- 

 factory that he has been reappointed for another year. Mr. Wood's chief 

 work has concerned the Propylaea of the Acropolis. He has studied carefully 

 the scattered fragments of the building, and has succeeded in correcting 

 various points in earlier theories of restoration. In other cases he has placed 

 correct theories on a scientific basis of fact. In part of the roof structure his 

 studies are of special interest and importance. 



It is expected that the American Journal of Archeology will shortly pub- 

 lish a more detailed account of this work. 



