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RECORD OF SCIENCE FOR 1886. 



The minister of public instruction added to the course in the I^cole 

 des Hautes Etudes a filth section on the science of religion. To show 

 the scope of these lectures the programme is added: 



Eeligious of India, by M. Bergaigue. Eeligion of Egypt, by M. 

 Lefebure. Keligions of the Far East, by M. de Rosuy. Semitic Re- 

 ligions, by M. Maurice Verner. Islamism and the Religions of Arabia, 

 MM. Hartwig and Derenbourg. The Hebrew Language, M. Carriere. 

 Origin of Christianity, by M. Ernest Havet. History of Dogmas, by 

 M. Albert Reville. Christian Literature, by MM, Sabatier and Mas- 

 sebrian. History of the Christian Church, by M. Jean Reville. History 

 of Canonical Law, by M. Esrnein. 



Chairs of anthropology have been established in Rome, in several 

 German universities and in one or two ximerican colleges, examinations 

 being necessary to a degree. 



The InconograpMc Encyclopwdia. — The second volume of this publi- 

 cation is based on von Eye's Culturgeschichte, but has a chapter on pre- 

 historic archaeology, by Prof. Daniel G. Brinton, which doubles the value 

 of tbe original work. We have no hesitation in placing this article at 

 the head of all compendiums upon this subject. The method of treat- 

 ment is historical. The introductory chapter is devoted to a sketch of 

 the science and the methods and problems which have for tbe past 

 quarter of a century engaged the minds of archaeologists. The char- 

 acteristics and art production of the European age of stone in its two 

 periods, the pahBolithic and neolithic; the age of bronze and the age 

 of iron are treated in the first fifty pages. 



The prehistoric archaeology of the western hemisphere is treated un- 

 der the following analysis: 



I. PaljEolithic period. 



II. Neolithic period. 



B. Arcbajology of Mexico and Central 



America. 



4. Bone and shell. 



5. Paper. 



C. Archaeology of Andean nations. 



1. Art in stone. 



2. Art in hone, shell, and wood. 



3. Metals. 



4. Pottery. 



5. Other arts. 



D. Archaiology of southern and south- 



eastern South America and 

 the West Indies. 



1. Art in stone. 



2. Pottery. 



3. Metals, bones, and shell. 

 General observations on American 



art. 



In tbe second number of the Revue d'Anthropologie of the current 

 year Dr. Toj^inard commences a series of catalogues of the prehistoric 



