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and, to a large extent, has been compelled to do this in his 

 own language. If injustice is done in any case by failure 

 properly to appreciate the author, in palliation the President 

 begs of gentlemen to believe that he has earnestly tried to 

 do justice to each. 



In reviewing the work of the past two years the papers 

 are used as suggestive of a line of remarks rather than as 

 objects of criticism. 



Archaeology. 



On the Antiquities of the United States papers have been 

 read, as follows : 



Relic Hunting ; by Frank H. Gushing. 



Observations on Aztec and Guatemalan Antiquities ; 

 by Otis T. Mason. 



Arrow-head making ; by Frank H. Cushing. 



Progress of Arch^eologic Research in the United 

 States ; by "Wills De Hass. 



Aboriginal Paint Quarry ; by Elmer R. Reynolds. 



Aboriginal Cemeteries near Piscataway, Md. ; by 

 Elmer R. Reynolds. 



On the Aboriginal Shell-heaps at Pope's Creek, Md. ; 

 by Elmer R. Reynolds. 



Letter read by Mr. Riley. 



Turtle-back Celts and their Uses ; by Elmer R. Rey- 

 nolds. 



Shell-heaps of South River, Maryland ; by J. D. Mc- 

 Guire. 



The Mound-builders ; An Inquiry into their Assumed 

 Southern Origin ; by Wills De Hass. 



Dumbarton Aboriginal Soapstone Quarry ; by Elmer 

 R. Reynolds. 



Ossuary at Accotinck, Va. ; by Elmer R. Reynolds. 



Indian Mound in the Valley of the Shenandoah ; by 

 Elmer R. Reynolds. 



Investigations in this department are of great interest, 

 and have attracted to the field a host of workers; but a 



