1879. | Anthropology. 657 
Huitramanaland, or later, in 999, he was seen by Biorn Asbrand- 
son, a person who figures in the history of Scandinavia. And 
from Washington, the burial place of Syasi, a woman that an 
ancient Irish manuscript, anterior to the year 1057, speaks of as 
having been killed by the Skrellings (Esquimaux) in an expedi- 
tion to Huitramanaland. The grave was indicated by the follow- 
äng inscription: “ Here rests Syasi, the blonde, from the eastern 
Island, widow of Kjoldr, sister of Thorgr by his father, aged 25 
years. God be gracious to her. 1051. 
It would be exceedingly unfair to judge of M. Ameghino’s 
second and third chapters by the first, though the strong tendency 
is to believe that if he is so unreliable with reference to those 
ground unfamiliar to us. In fact, M. Ameghino is at home in 
La Plata, and speaks ex cathedra, while in the former chapter he 
quotes from others. The following is the author’s classification 
of the archeological epochs: 
Geological epochs. | Geological periods. neo me Sub-periods. 
Mesolithic | Mesolithic times 
{ ‘Neolithic Modern ‘ond ancient times 
Ea of the great lakes 
Post-pampean 
Post-tertiary 
Modern pampean times 
Ancient pampean times 
| Pampean Paleolithic 
worthless stories in the first we of the communication, the 
author’s researches are to be highly commended 
€ paper on the ancient inhabitants of the Canaries, by Dr. 
Verneau, and that on the series of the crania of assassins deserve 
careful stud 
he able reviews by the most distinguished anthropologists of 
France, the miscellaneous notes and the bibliography. make the 
Revue a’ Anthropologie an indispensable auxiliary to the student of 
our favorite science 
The American Antijuatias has reached its fourth number atid 
completed its ñrst year. The contents of the present number = 
as follows: The emblematical mounds of Wisconsin, by J. 
Hart, M.D.; Shell beds of Clatsop beach, by H. B. Clarke ; A 
comparison ‘between the the archeology of Europe and America, 
by the editor; The Utes of Colorado, by N. C. Meeker; Early 
Indian migrations in tte by C. C. Baldwin; An exhibition of 
Indian character, by W. L. Coffinbury; The discourse of Dr. 
Broca at the opening of the. International Congress of aoe 
pological Science in connection with the Universal Expositi 
Paris, August 16, 1878; Indian music, by Rev. M. Eells; a 
