OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY. XXXVII 
Prof. Cygus THomas, in addition to the general direction of 
the mound explorations described under the head of field work, 
was personally engaged in marking and arranging the collec- 
tions obtained and in preparing catalogues of them for the 
Bureau and the National Museum. 
The system of cataloguing adopted has been carried out 
with accuracy. Archzeologists may therefore rely with confi- 
dence on the statements in these catalogues, as care has been 
taken, wherever there exists any doubt as to the locality where 
or conditions under which a specimen was found, to expressly 
state the fact. These catalogues are not intended for publica- 
tion, but will be retained in the National Museum for refer- 
ence. 
The collections and the arrangement of data for an arche- 
clogic map of the eastern half of the United States were begun 
during the year and some progress was made. The paper on 
“Burial mounds of the northern sections of the United States,” 
published in the present volume, was also substantially com- 
pleted. 
Dr. H. C. Yarrow continued research and correspondence 
for a monograph on the mortuary customs of the North Amer- 
ican Indians, and arrangements were made to enhance its value 
by his personal expeditions in the field. 
Mr. Jeremian Curtiy, during the months of July and 
August, before his departure for the field, continued his studies 
upon Seneca folk lore and the linguistic material in his charge. 
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS. 
The papers presented in the present volume exhibit studies 
in several fields of research. A large amount of space is de- 
voted to prehistoric archeology, but no less attention is given 
to definite history as ascertained from records, literature, and 
reliable tradition, while the special treatises and incidental dis- 
cussions connected with mythology and sociology offer, prob- 
ably, more popular interest. Separate mention of the several 
papers follows in their printed order. 
