THE Archaeological Institute of America, though national in name and purpose, is so closely connected with Harvard that all of us must take an interest in its success. Having been founded scarcely more than a year ago, the Institute intends to send, in March, an expedition to Asia Minor, in order to excavate ancient Assos, the chief city of the Troad. The site chosen for their first exploration appears to be a fortunate one. In that Assos attained its greatest development along with Hellenic art, and has received comparatively little attention heretofore from archaeologists, its ruins are considered especially valuable, and in its theatre, temple, cemeteries, and fortifications, discoveries are possible that will solve some of the vexed problems in archaeology. Should none of these results, however, be reached, there cannot help being others of importance; and something will have been accomplished if America becomes known for her devotion to other than material ends.
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