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on exhibition. These objects have been arranged by Mr. Smith 

 in a manner intended to show the life and customs of the people. 

 Instructive labels and photographs help to tell the story. 



A small collection, presented by the Peabody Museum of 

 Cambridge, illustrates the art of chipping stone, as shown by 

 specimens in different stages. The lot was obtained from the 

 prehistoric quarry at Mount Kineo, in Maine, and forms a very 

 interesting exhibit. A plan and photographs show the site of the 

 quarry. 



Another collection, accompanied by a plan showing the strata 

 and the exact position of each object, illustrates an exploration 

 for the Museum made by Mr. Ernest Volk in the Delaware Val- 

 ley. This exploration is of such importance, and has so aroused 

 the interest of the Duke of Loubat, that he has furnished the 

 means for its continuance by the Museum until September, 1897. 



Expeditions. — Peru. — The services of Dr. A. F. Bandelier 

 were continued during the year. His time has been largely 

 devoted to the preparation of a report describing his explorations 

 on the islands of Lake Titicaca, the publication of which will 

 greatly enhance the value of the very large collections accumu- 

 lated, formerly under the auspices of Mr. Henry Villard, and 

 latterly at the cost of the Museum. 



Honduras. — In the last report mention was made of the Hon- 

 duras expedition, undertaken through the contributions of two 

 of the Trustees, in conjunction with a very ardent friend of the 

 Museum, and the Peabody Museum of Cambridge. This work 

 was carried on at the prehistoric ruins of Copan, and as a result 

 we have received a number of interesting sculptures in stone, 

 which were formerly part of the decorations of the ruined build- 

 ings in that wonderful city ; these objects are now displayed on 

 the tops of the cases in the Archaeological Hall. Besides these, 

 the Museum received, as its portion of the finds, a number of 

 small objects in pottery and stone, among which were a large 

 bead of jadeite, and a large piece of the same material, with a 

 carving of a human head. 



The Peabody Museum has added a series of potsherds and 

 obsidian objects found in excavating a mound during the expedi- 



