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time produced an adequate series, available for study, of the prehistoric 
pottery of Malta; for from the excavations of Hagar-Kim, unfortunately, 
but little has been preserved. Dr. Zammit and Professor Tagliaferro will 
shortly publish adequate descriptions of the hypogeum and its contents. Of 
the three groups of megalithic buildings on the Corradino Hill, two had 
been already in great part excavated in the nineties, and the complete clear- 
ing of the upper one, which apparently was of a domestic character, was the 
first work undertaken in May. Its plan is extremely irregular, and much 
of it can hardly have been roofed unless in thatch or woodwork. A consider- 
able quantity of pottery was found, very similar in character to that of 
Halsaflieni, and belonging, like it, to the late neolithic period. It has some 
affinities with pottery recently found at Terranova, the ancient Gela, in 
Sicily, but in many respects is unique. Many flints were found, but no 
traces of metal. A stone pillar was found in one portion of the building, 
some 2 feet 8 inches long and about 10 inches in diameter, which may have 
been an object of worship. The excavation of a second and smaller group, 
nearer the harbour, had been already completed by Dr. Zammit and Professor 
Tagliaferro; but a third, further to the south, on the summit of the ridge, 
had never been examined, and it, too, was thoroughly investigated. An 
even larger quantity of pottery of the same character was found, with flints 
and fragments of stone basins, etc. It approximates more in style to the 
larger megalithic buildings of the island, and has a facade with a more pro- 
nounced curve than at Hagar-Kim, constructed of very large blocks, but 
much ruined. The interior consists of several distinct groups of rooms (often 
apsidal) not intercommunicating. The construction is of rough masonry, 
with large slabs at the bottom and smaller blocks higher up ; the walls begin 
to converge, even at the height (5 to 6 feet) to which they are preserved, as 
though to form a roof. Into one of the rooms a very curious trough has at 
a later period been inserted : it is cut in a block of the local hard stone, 8 feet 
9 inches long and 3 feet 8 inches wide, and is divided by six transverse divi- 
sions into seven small compartments, which show much trace of wear. The 
object of it is not as yet apparent. Another more carefullyconstructed room, 
perhaps contemporary with the trough, has its walls partly of large slabs, 
partly of narrow pillar-like stones. The floors of these rooms are sometimes 
of cement, sometimes of slabs. Many bones of animals were found, but only 
one human skeleton, and that in disorder and at a comparatively high level. 
The use of standing slabs at the base of walls, with coursed masonry above, 
visible in these buildings, finds its parallel in the Giants’ tombs at Sardinia, 
the prehistoric huts of Lampedusa, and in many other places. 
4. Report on Archaeological and Ethnological Investigations in Sardinia. 
See Reports, p. 291. 
5. The Influence of Geographical Factors on the Distribution of Racial 
Types in Africa. By Dr. F. C. Surupsatu. 
MONDAY, AUGUST 30. 
Papers and Discussion relating to a proposed Ethnological Survey 
of Canada. 
A.—The Aboriginal Peoples. 
(i) Retrospect of previous Work by the British Association and other 
Agencies. By E. Swwney Hartuanp, F.S.A. 
