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Chief, to occupy conservative ground with respect to this subject 

 and to so fully scrutinize the discoveries and reputed discoveries re- 

 ported from time to time that erroneous interpretations should not 

 prevail. No traces of man were found in direct association with the 

 fossil remains. 



A Study of the Sword 

 Mr. Paul Beckwith, Aid in the Section of American History,, 

 United States National Museum, is at present making a thorough 

 study of the sword and other cutting and thrusting edged weapons. 

 A large number of these weapons belonging to civilized nations have 

 come into the possession of the National Museum through the War 

 Department. Many swords of different types from southeastern 

 Asia, Malaysia, the Philippine islands, and the West Indies have 

 been acquired through the kind interest of army officers in those 

 areas. With the material already in hand it will be possible to cover 

 the history of the evolution of this most interesting weapon. 



Quarries in the South and West 

 Early in May Mr. William H. Holmes made a trip to Georgia 

 and Alabama for the purpose of examining quarry sites and cav- 

 erns anciently occupied by aborigines. Examinations of aboriginal 

 flint quarries and sites of stone implement manufacture were also 

 made by Mr. Holmes in southern Indiana and in eastern Kentucky. 



RECENT PUBLICATIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

 Continued from List 1846-1903, No. 1376. 



No. Title- Series. Price. 



1377 Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, ( o- .. i 

 ^'^ i .85 paper. 



IQ01-1Q02 R. 1902 i , ^1 



^ ^ 1. 00 cloth. 



1378 Proceedings of Board of Regents; Report Execu- '- 



tive Committee; Acts of Congress, 1903 R. 1902 .05 



1379 Baden-Powell, B. F. S. Recent aeronautical 



progress, and future of aerial navigation R. 1902 .02 



1380 Wright, Wilbur. Some aeronautical experi- 



ments R. 1902 .02 



1381 Hale, G. E. Stellar evolution in light of recent 



research R. 1902 .02 



1382 Halm, J. A new solar theory R. 1902 .02 



1383 Lebedew, Peter. Experimental investigation of 



pressure of light R. 1902 .02 



1384 Cox, John. Comets' tails, the corona, and the 



aurora borealis R. 1902 .02 



1385 Langley, S. p. " Good seeing " R. 1902 .02 



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