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for 'Radnadeln' " had already appeared 

 in print. Dr. Schumacher's subject was: 

 'On Bronze Age Caches in Southwestern 

 Germany.' For convenience or safety 

 these caches were so located as easily to 

 be found by the owner; often near some 

 prominent natural feature, as a cliff or 

 rock. They were sometimes placed in 

 large pots or wooden chests, or wrapped in 

 skins. Such stores include weapons, tools 

 and ornaments of bronze; gold ornaments 

 are rare. They -make it possible to trace 

 definite prehistoric trade routes. It has 

 been determined, for example, that the 

 source of supply during the early bronze 

 age was the Danube valley, while later the 

 imports were from northern Italy, Switzer- 

 land and France. Ancient roadways as 

 well as mountain passes have been traced. 

 Dr. C. Mehlis discussed 'Burial Tumuli 

 of the Pre-Roman Period in the Vorder- 

 pfalz,' including those of the late bronze 

 age, Hallstatt and La Tene epochs; and 

 Herr Welter, 'The So-called Mardellen of 

 Lorraine,' dwelling sites belonging to the 

 La Tene epoch. Professor H. Klaatsch's 

 contribution, 'The Problem of the most 

 Primitive Flint Artifacts,' aroused un- 

 usual interest. By way of demonstration, 

 several hundred primitive implements from 

 France, England, Belgium and Germany 

 were displayed so as to form a geographic, 

 as well as chronometric, series, as follows : 

 (1) Puy Courny and Puy Boudieu, Auril- 

 lac (upper Miocene) ; (2) Chalk Plateau, 

 Kent and Sussex (middle Pliocene) ; (3) 

 Saint-Prest, France (upper Pliocene) ; (4) 

 Britz and Riidersdorf, Berlin; (5) Tau- 

 baeh; (6) Belgian Diluvium; (7) Eoliths 

 from Chelles; (8) Vezere (Paleolithic). 

 Professor Klaatsch had personally visited 

 all the localities named, and had himself 

 collected most of the specimens exhibited. 

 He agrees with the views expressed by 

 Rutot of Brussels, the ablest living ex- 

 ponent of the so-called eoliths of the Ter- 



tiary and Quaternary epochs. Many of 

 the pieces, although not intentionally 

 shaped, had evidently been utilized; others 

 again were slightly altered so as to aeoom- 

 modate the hand, and still others showed 

 definite series of retouches. 



Dr. J. Nueseh gave the results of ' Recent 

 Archeological Discoveries at Kesslerloeh. ' 

 This important station has been known 

 since 1874, when the north entrance was 

 excavated. Very important discoveries 

 have recently been made in the south en- 

 trance. These discoveries make it clear 

 that Kesslerloeh is older than Sehweizers- 

 bild, another well-known station in which 

 important finds have recently been made. 

 Prom the view point of paleoLithie art. 

 Kesslerloeh also stands preeminent among 

 Swiss stations. 



Nueseh has not only collected over 2,000 

 specimens of the paleolithic period, in- 

 cluding wonderful pieces of sculpture and 

 engraving, but also hearths with burnt 

 bones of the mammoth, rhinoceros, rein- 

 deer and wild horse. Dr. Nueseh an- 

 nounced the further discovery of remains 

 of a pygmy race at Kesslerloeh. Those 

 who attend the International Congress of 

 Americanists to be held in Stuttgart next 

 summer will have the opportunity of visit- 

 ing both Kesslerloeh and Schweizersbild as 

 a part of the official program. 



Worms has long been recognized as one 

 of the chief historic cities of Germany, as 

 well as the center of the Teutonic legendary 

 period. Recent discoveries in the environs 

 serve to place her in the forefront from the 

 view point of the prehistoric also. To the 

 researches of Dr. Koehl, chairman of the 

 local committee. Worms is indebted for this 

 new and proud distinction. His excava- 

 tions cover a period of several years, and 

 have to do with not only the burial places 

 dating from various epochs of the neolithic 

 period, but also with those of the Hallstatt, 

 Roman and Prankish epochs. In antieipa- 



