ON THE NOMAD TRIBES OF ASIA MINOR. 535 
t of the Committee, consisting of Dr. Garson (Chairman), 
r. J. Turopore Benr (Secretary), Messrs. H. W. Barss, 
LOXAM, and J. Stuart GLENNIE, Sir FREDERIC GOLDSMID, and 
essrs. PENGELLY and RUDLER, appointed for the purpose of 
westigating the Geography and the Habits, Customs, and 
hysical Characters of the Nomad Tribes of Asia Minor and 
orthern Persia, and to excavate on sites of ancient occwpa- 
Sommittee have to report that during the past year they have had 
le advantage of the services of the Secretary, Mr. Bent, in carrying out 
@ Objects for which they were appointed. ‘T'he results of the researches 
Mr. and Mrs. Bent have been drawn up by them, and the Committee 
nsider it desirable to adopt and reproduce the report as submitted to 
sm by the authors. 
The whole of the money voted by the Association at its meeting at 
stle last year has been expended. A 
The Committee ask to be reappointed, and that a sum of 301. be placed 
their disposal. 
Report to the Committee. By Mr. J. Toropors Benr. 
That corner of Asia Minor which constitutes the ancient country of 
yo Cilicias, mountainous or rugged Cilicia, and Cilicia of the plain, 
of the best points in the world for comparative ethnological study. 
sreat plain, which runs up into the heart.of the Taurus Mountains, is 
er scattered over with nomads from the highlands, who erect on it 
eed or wicker huts, or dwell in tents until the warm weather drives 
p again in search of pasture in the spring. There are Circassians, 
s, Turcomans, Bosdans, and Afshars, all with their different customs 
culiarities. 
actually on, but in, the valleys of the mountain, and by the coast 
he mountains jut out into the sea south-west of Mersina, you find 
ss encampments of Yourouks, so called from the Turkish word 
amek, to wander, descendants of the first nomads, who overran 
sia Minor after the fall of the Byzantine Empire. 
ain, around Tarsus and Mersina there exist numerous colonies of 
from distant parts of the world. Sepoys from India, Afghans 
ssinians; and, lastly, there is a large colony of Ansairee from the 
on, who speak Arabic, and are known by the Arabic appellative, 
winter and spring we spent several months amongst the Yourouks 
ountains and the heterogeneous mass of nationalities on the plain, 
2 so doing, by perpetual contact with them, were able to amass.a 
amount of anthropological material. We dwelt in their tents, in 
d in tombs, when nothing better presented itself, so as to better 
ourselves with the peculiarities of these primitive wanderers. 
st of all I will speak of the Yourouks of the mountains, who are 
on the southern slopes of the Taurus, or Bulghar dagh, in their 
vhenever a little clearing offers a means of subsistence for their 
_ Some of them have adopted a semi-sedentary life for three 
