EXHIBIT OF THE PEABODY MUSEUM. 



In addition to the Hemenway expedition there is in this room a 

 collection of photographs and books exhibited by the Peabody Museum 

 of American Ethnology and Archaeology. 



This institution is at Cambridge, Mass. (United States), and is con 

 nected with Harvard University. It contains a large collection of 

 American archaeological and ethnological objects. The chief wealth 

 of this collection consists in archaeological objects, particularly those 

 relating to the mound builders and to the ancient inhabitants of the 

 eastern part of the United States. Harvard University is one of the 

 few American institutions of education which impart instruction to 

 their students concerning the archaeology of America. The class is 

 under the charge of Professor Putnam who is the curator of the 

 museum. 



The two screens covered with photographs exhibit a portion of the 

 scientific labors of the Peabody Museum. The most interesting photo 

 graphs of the collection are those of the excavations made at Copan, 

 Honduras, and give an idea of the peculiar character of the houses, 

 &quot;stelas,&quot; plazas (squares), etc. There are also among them photo 

 graphs of the explorations directed by the Peabody Museum at Labna, 

 Yucatan. 



This institution contributes photographs of extensive excavations and 

 scientific studies of mounds, made in the valley of the Ohio Eiver, in 

 the United States, which photographs are also displayed on the screens. 

 The Serpent Mound, situated in the valley of the Ohio Eiver, has been 

 accurately studied by Prof. F. W. Putnam, curator of the Peabody 

 Museum, and the photographs of these excavations are on the screen 

 placed in the northern part of the hall. The Serpent Mound now 

 belongs to the Peabody Museum, and the land around it is inclosed by 

 a fence forming a park. 



In the case at the side are the publications of the Peabody Museum 

 of American Ethnology and Archselogy. It publishes annually records 

 of the progress made, and occasionally bulletins in 8vo. Several quarto 

 volumes have also been printed. In addition, assistants connected 

 with the museum have written and published articles in various scien 

 tific magazines. Several volumes have been prepared on articles in 

 the collection. 



