COUNCIL FOR 1902. 
II 
visited and utilized by antiquaries. Photographs and draw¬ 
ings of objects in the Museum have been sent to two firms of 
publishers for illustration of popular works on Archaeological 
subjects. 
It is a matter for regret that more students do not apply 
themselves seriously and systematically to the study of 
Archaeology. Working Naturalists are to be found all over 
the country, hut comparatively few, even in so promising a 
field for investigation as York, devote themselves to the study 
of antiquity. 
In this connection the Hon. Curators would like to point 
out the great service which could be rendered to this study by 
architects. The valuable services of Mr. Brierlev, in the 
conservation and development of our ruins, and the highly 
interesting donation of Mr. Taylor (see Annual Report, 1901, 
p. 104), will at once occur to our members. But we refer 
especially to cases in which they are in charge of works 
’ necessitating a large amount of excavation. The papers of 
Mr. Benson in this, and in previous reports, are useful 
examples of what might be done in this direction. Careful 
records of old buildings demolished, and notes of anything 
met with in course of digging—such as the nature and thick¬ 
ness of the soils gone through, the kind of objects found, &c., 
should he sent for incorporation into our Annual Reports. 
Engineers and builders, it is also suggested, might greatly 
render assistance in the same way. 
Botany. —No additions have been made to the collections 
during the past year. The work done in the department will 
be found recorded on pp. 33—42. 
Comparative Anatomy. —The Hon. Curator reports that 
the collections are in good order, and that no material change 
has been made during the year. 
Geology. — The Hon. Curator reports that the only 
specimen added to the collection during the year is a piece of 
the Ludlow Bone Bed, presented by Dr. Auden. Specimens 
have been lent for examination and description to Mr. Ividston 
and to Mr. Wheelton Hind. Mr. H. Woods has figured the 
