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discoveries relating to early man were examined, and froili here an 

 excursion was made in the company of Professor Karel Absolon, 

 head of the Museum at Brno, to the new Aurignacian site at Viestonice, 

 southern Moravia. 



This site, discovered three years ago, appears to be vast and rich 

 almost beyond estimation. It is located on the slopes of an isolated 

 massif of hills and there is a possibility that it extends over the 

 larger ])art of the slopes of these hills. It has already yielded over 



'k;. 144. — .\ view down the Neander valley, right side, from near the site 



of the old cave. 



300,000 flints and other human artifacts, tons of bones of the mam- 

 moth, and most recently also the first Aurignacian human skeleton. 

 The government of Czechoslovakia is considering for the next year 

 extensive soundings by which the extent of the site and its relative 

 richness at different points may be determined. 



From Moravia the writer returned once more to Paris, and thence 

 to London and Oxford where he was al)le to examine additional 

 ancient material, including the Rhodesian remains and the recently 

 discovered second Gibraltar skull, and to visit various institutions. 



The Huxley Lecture was given at the Royal Society, November 8, 

 and on November 12, the writer sailed for America. 



