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his studies in the arts and industries of the Rio Grande Pueblos. 



Assistant Curator Nelson devoted the first half of the year 

 to the compilation of his field data from the Galisteo ruins of 

 New Mexico and the second half to vigorous excavations of 

 new sites in the Galisteo Basin. Aside from greatly extending 

 our knowledge of this group of ruins, this season's work has 

 made the chronology of the sites clear and furnishes a definite 

 point of departure for the analysis of adjoining areas. 



The expenses of the expeditions of Dr. Goddard, Dr. 

 Spinden and Mr. Nelson were met by contributions from 

 Mr. Archer M. Huntington. 



The Curator of the department has definitely organized a 



local archaeological survey. Assistant Curator Skinner has 



well under way a surface survey of Long 



. Island. Rev. A. R. Blackie and Mr. Leslie 

 Archaeological _, . , . , , , 



_ Spier excavated certain rock-shelters at Ards- 



Survey 



ley, New York. Dr. Lutz of the Department 



of Invertebrate Zoology and Assistant Curator Skinner of the 

 Department of Anthropology made a brief survey of rock- 

 shelters and certain sites on the Susquehanna River in the 

 vicinity of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Spier made a par- 

 tial surface survey of the upper Delaware valley. On the 

 invitation of Dr. C. C. Abbott, Assistant Curator Skinner, 

 assisted by Messrs. Spier and Hoover, systematically trenched 

 a typical area of the so-called yellow soil found on his estate 

 at Trenton, New Jersey, in which curious traces of man have 

 been found. These trenches yielded a surprisingly large series 

 of implements similar to those described by Mr. Ernest Volk. 

 Dr. Reeds of the Department of Geology and Invertebrate 

 Palaeontology made the geological survey of the site. All 

 in all, this year's progress in the development of our local 

 problems is encouraging. 



Three contributions have been published in the Anthropo- 

 logical Papers. 



