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Distribution of Bronze Age Implements. — Report of Committee 

 (Prof. J. L. Myres, Chairman ; Mr. H. J. E. Peake, Secretary ; 

 Mr. A. Leslie Armstrong, Mr. H. Balfour, Prof. T. H. Bryce, 

 Mr. L. H. Dudley Buxton, Prof. V. Gordon Childe, Mr. 0. G. S. 

 Crawford, Prof. H. J. Fleure, Dr. Cyril Fox, Mr. G. A. Garfitt). 



Since last year all the remaining specimens from England and Wales in the Ashmolean 

 Museum have been sketched and entered on cards, as well as a number of recent 

 accessions to other museums, a number in private collections and some offered for 

 sale by Messrs. Sotheby. A large series of sketches of early bronze implements in the 

 Copenhagen Museum, made by Mr. Clark, have also been placed on cards. 



The specimens in this country from sites in England and Wales are now completely 

 dealt with, except for the late Bronze Age hoards in the British Museum, a few in 

 Yorkshire museums, and some in private hands. Fresh discoveries are, however, being 

 made from time to time. 



Of the balance of £39 14s. \Qd., a sum of £24 165. Qd. has been paid to Miss Chitty 

 for work done during the year, leaving a balance of £14 18s. 4d. ; a further sum of 

 £8 OS. will shortly be due to her, when the available balance will be £6 13s. Ad. 



The Committee asks to be reappointed with balance in hand and a fresh grant of 

 £50 ; which, it is estimated, will provide for recording the British Museum hoards 

 above mentioned. 



South African Archseology, etc .—Report of Committee appointed to 

 consider the lines of investigation which might be undertaken in Archce- 

 ological and Anthropological Research in South Africa prior to and in 

 view of the meeting of the Association in that Dominion in 1929 

 (Sir H. A. Miers, Chairman ; Dr. D. Randall-MacIver, Secretary ; 

 Mr. H. Balfour, Dr. A. C. Haddon, Prof. J. L. Myres). 



The excavations of Miss Caton-Thompson and her party at Zimbabwe Ruins were 

 completed in the summer of 1929, and a preliminary summary of the results was 

 presented to the Anthropological Section at Johannesburg. Two large parties of 

 members of the Association visited the site in August. In accordance with agree- 

 ment, the trenches were filled, and the stability of neighbouring walls assured, under 

 the supervision of the resident Curator of Ruins, and to his satisfaction, before the 

 first rains ; and the portable antiquities were put in his charge, pending the 

 provision of a permanent museum-building by the Government of Southern Rhodesia. 



The more important objects from these excavations were shown in the Zimbabwe 

 Loan Exhibition at the British Museum (see Eeport of Council), and returned to the 

 site ; all expenses of transport being generously borne by the Government of 

 Southern Rhodesia. 



Miss Caton-Thompson's account of her excavations is ready for printing, and will 

 be published shortly by the Clarendon Press. 



The Committee desires to express its appreciation of the willing and generous 

 assistance rendered by everyone concerned, to Miss Caton-Thompson and her party, 

 throughout these excavations and the numerous journeys incidental to them in 

 Southern Rhodesia. 



