36 SECOND FLOOR 



On account of their height, the casts of two stelas from the 

 ruins of Quirigua, Guatemala, have been installed in this hall 

 instead of in Hall No. 402. 



Beyond this hall one passes into the corner hall of the West 

 Wing (No. 201), which contains extensive collections of the an- 

 tiquities of the central and eastern parts of North 

 Archaeology . . ™., 



of Central America. The specimens are arranged according to 

 and Eastern the localities where they were found, those from the 

 North northern region being on the north side of the hall; 



from the eastern, on the east side, etc. The antiquities 

 from Manhattan Island and the vicinity of New York City, a 

 model of an Ohio mound and a cache of 4,800 chipped objects 

 from Illinois (probably constituting a prehistoric arsenal) are of 

 special interest. There is an extensive exhibit of the artifacts 

 and human bones which have been found in the terraces along 

 the Delaware River, near Trenton, N. J., in the course of inves- 

 tigations carried on during many years by the Museum. These 

 remains are thought to indicate that man was in existence upon 

 this continent at the close of or during the later stages of the 

 Glacial Epoch. There is a Guide Leaflet to the " Saginaw 

 Valley Collection," which may be borrowed or purchased of the 

 attendant. 



In the Tower Room are displayed types of prehistoric imple- 

 ments, forming the Andrew E. Douglass Collection, which was 

 presented to the Museum in 1900. 



Going back again to the East Corridor (No. 205), the visitor 

 will descend to the ground floor of the building and there com- 

 plete his survey of the Museum. 



