350 KEPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE, 



to follow up the differences between Highlanders and lowlanders more 

 carefully in the middle and east end of the island ; for Rethymo confirms 

 Kydhonian differences. 



The Armenoid element in the modern Cretan should be investigated, 

 and any trace of the same sought for in the ancient skulls. I should visit 

 the village Abadia, which is said to retain Saracenic descendants ; also 

 examine fully the collection of skulls of the last three hundred years at 

 the monastery of Aghia Triadha on the Aknoteri peninsula. In addition, 

 photographs of types are wanted. I should add largely to my Mussulman 

 records and attempt to get data of the three or four old Venetian 

 families. 



Archceolorjical and Ethnological Investigations in Sardinia. — Iiejiort of 

 the Committee, consisthig of Mr. D. G. Hogarth (Chairman), Pro- 

 fessor E. C. Bosanquet (Secretary), Dr. T. Ashby, Dr. W. L. H. 

 Duckworth, Professor J. L. Myres, and Dr. F. C. Shrubsall. 



Dr. Duncan Mackenzie was able to visit Sardinia on behalf of the 

 British School at Rome last autumn, and spent nearly two months in 

 the island ; during the last three weeks he was joined by Dr. Thomas 

 Ashby, Director of the School. His researches were mainly devoted to 

 the study of the relation between the ' nuraghi ' and the so-called ' tombs 

 of the giants,' the latter consisting of long chambers — sometimes as much 

 as 50 feet long, but only three or four feet broad and high — with a semi- 

 circular area, inclosed by upright slabs or by walling in front of them ; 

 and he was able to discover several cases in which the ' nuraghe ' and the 

 tomb seemed to be in such close relation to one another (the latter being- 

 placed on a mound in the neighbourhood of, and easily visible from, the 

 former) as to make it clear that the former was the fortified habitation, 

 and the latter the family tomb. This was still clearer in several instances 

 where the ' nuraghe ' it!^elf dominated a group of smaller circular buildings, 

 no doubt dwellings under the protection of the ' nuraghe,' and usually 

 inclosed in a ring wall starting from it. Dr. Mackenzie gave an account 

 of his researches at an open meeting of the British School held at Rome 

 in February last. Both he and Dr. Ashby intend to return to Sardinia 

 in October. 



