How to Observe in Archaeology. (British Museum. 2s. 6d. net.)
—Mr. G. F. Hill has edited for the Archaeological Joint Com- mittee a compact and useful little handbook for travellers in the Near and Middle East who would like to take an intelligent interest in the antiquities which they see or collect. A number of our leading archaeologists, including Professor Flinders Petrie, Professor Myers, Mr. Flogarth and Mr. H. R. Hall, contribute chapters on the countries of which they have made a special study, summarising their history and indicating the chief classes of remains, such as inscriptions, pottery and coins. Professor Flinders Petrie gives some practical hints of great value for surveying, recording and packing, as well as for bargaining with dealers. The little book is suitably illustrated, with plates of Greek alphabets, types of pottery, specimens of cuneiform and Hittite, and so forth. Every officer or official serving in the Near East would find this little book a most interesting com- panion for his leisure, and the Trustees of the British Museum are to be commended for their enterprise in publishing it.
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