THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 



It seemed of especial interest to investigate the archaeology 

 of New York State, more particularly in the vicinity of New 

 York City. Work in this region was carried on for a number of 

 years by Mr. M. H. Saville, Mr. George H. Pepper, Mr. Harlan 

 I. Smith, and of late years by Mr. M. Raymond Harrington. 

 Much of the expense of these undertakings has been defrayed 

 by friends of the institution. 



The interesting gravels of Trenton, N. J., in which artifacts 

 have been found to considerable depths, seemed to require fur- 

 ther examination, in order to determine as accurately as possible 

 the distribution of such objects in the various layers of the 

 gravel. This work, which has been carried on by Mr. Ernest 

 Volk, has continued from 1893 up to the present time, and has 

 yielded very accurate information on this much-discussed ques- 

 tion. The painstaking investigations of Mr. Volk have been 

 supported by the liberality of Dr. F. E. Hyde and the Duke of 

 Loubat. 



One of the most important inquiries organized by the Mu- 

 seum is the archaeological investigation of the ruins of the South- 

 west. The Museum was enabled to undertake this work by the 

 enthusiasm and the liberality of Mr. B. Talbot B. Hyde and Mr. 

 Frederick E. Hyde, Jr., who organized an expedition to the 

 Southwest in 1894. From 1895 on, the archaeological work of 

 the expedition has been carried on principally by Mr. George H. 

 Pepper. The specimens obtained through these researches are 

 of very great interest, and the scientific results are of consider- 

 able importance. 



Investigations in Mexico and Central America were also taken 

 up with great vigor. The Museum was enabled to carry on 

 extensive work in this district, particularly through the liber- 

 ality of the Duke of Loubat, who has done so much to advance 

 our knowledge of Central America and Mexico. He donated to 

 the JVIuseum a complete collection of all the existing reproduc- 

 tions of Central American sculptures, so that the student finds 

 in this Museum unequalled opportunity for the study of Central 

 American antiquities. The Duke of Loubat also sent the well- 

 known Americanist, Prof. Eduard Seler, to Mexico in the joint 



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