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been imported. Besides these, amongst other treasures, 

 are royal jewels inscribed with names, and a quantity of 

 nuggets and gold dust in two jars. In Egypt a set of iron 

 beads has been found in a pre-dynastic tomb, and an analysis 

 of a resin from a mummy has shewn it to contain fragments 

 of cypress or cedar wood, cedar resin, resins arising from 

 styrax, mastic, Aleppo pine and asphalte. Though I spoke 

 in my Address in 1909 of the explorations of Dr. Stein in 

 Central Asia, I may be excused for now alluding to the account 

 of his wonderful discoveries in that region lately published, 

 with many illustrations of the extraordinary collection of 

 ancient art treasures and manuscripts, some dating back to 

 the 3rd Century, which he brought back with him. Some 

 excavations have been made in stone circles in Gambia which 

 shew them to have been sepulchral monuments. In style 

 they resemble European objects of this class. In excavations 

 at Carchemish, which was successively tenanted by the Hittites 

 and Assyrians, a quantity of small pottery horses have been 

 found, amongst other things, but their use is not known. 

 The attempt in India to abolish the Central Department 

 of Archaeology, which had done most important work in 

 directing excavations and preserving ancient buildings and 

 other art treasures, has fortunately failed in a country where 

 there is so much of interest and such opportunites for destroy- 

 ing it if no control is exercised. 



GENERAL. 



Though in America Universities and similar Institutions 

 are accustomed to receive immense sums as gifts from million- 

 aires, in England the gift of 200,000 from three donors to 

 Reading University College is one which is not often equalled. 

 In contrast to this new University is the University of St. 

 Andrews, which in September celebrated its 500th anniversary 

 with great eclat. An attempt is being made to found a modern 

 University in Central China, where, as I understand, Western 



