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flourishing center of commerce ages before the heroes of 

 the Iliad battled on the plains of Troy. 



It is not too much to say that the extraordinary discov- 

 eries made by this enterprising Yankee girl at Gournia, 

 no less than those made by British and Italian archaeolo- 

 gists at Knossos and Phaestos, have completely revolution- 

 ized our ideas respecting the state of culture of the inhabi- 

 tants of Crete during the second and third millenia before 

 the Christian era. They have thrown a flood of light on 

 the origins of Mediterranean culture, and have, at the same 

 time, supplied material for a study of European civiliza- 

 tion that was before entirely wanting. 



An enduring monument to Miss Boyd's ability as an 

 archaeologist is her notable volume containing an account 

 of her excavations at Gournia, Vasilike and other prehis- 

 toric sites on the Isthmus of Hierapetra. It will bear 

 comparison with any similar productions by the Schlie- 

 manns or the Dieulafoys. A later work on Crete, the Fore- 

 runner of Greece, which she wrote in collaboration with 

 her husband, Mr. C. H. Hawes, is also a production of 

 recognized merit. As a study on the origin of Greek civili- 

 zation it opens up many new vistas in pre-history and illu- 

 mines many questions that were before involved in mystery. 



Besides Mrs. Hawes, three other American women have 

 achieved marked distinction by their archaeological re- 

 searches. These are Mrs. Sarah Yorke Stevenson, Miss 

 Alice C. Fletcher and Mrs. Zelia Nuttall. 



Mrs. Stevenson has long been identified with the progress 

 of archaeological research, especially with that in Egypt 

 and the Mediterranean. A prominent member of many 

 learned societies, she is likewise a writer and lecturer of 

 note. She enjoys the distinction of being the first woman 

 whose name appears as a lecturer on the calendar of the 

 University of Harvard. In acknowledgment of her 

 scholarly ability and eminent services in the development 

 of its Department of Archaeology, the University of Penn- 



