The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-17 00:00:00

Anthropological Society.

On Tuesday evening an ordinary meeting of this
society was held in their rooms, in St. Martin's-
place—Dr. J. Hunt in the chair—on which occasion
fourpapers were read having an archological bear-
ing on anthropology. The first was by Mr. West-
ropp, on " The Analogous Forms of Stone and
Bronze Implements in Different Parts of the World."
In this paper he pointed out, in the first instance,
the similarity in character of the implements used by
all savage people, and the difference in rudeness of
construction between those of savages of the known
historic period and those found in the drift deposit,
and assumed to have been made by men of the pre-
historic age. The inference drawn by Mr. Westropp
from the similarity of form in all instances was that
it arose from an instinctive propensity in man to
make those kinds of implements, and that all nations
have proceeded through a sequence of natural changes
until they become civilised. The correspondence on the
proportions of tin and copper in bronze implements
of all countries he considered also instructive. The
rude character of the stone implements of the
" drift" Mr. Westropp regarded as an indication that
they were formed by a lower race of mankind.
A long discussion took place on these speculations,
in which Mr. Baines, Mr. C. Blake, Major Owen,
Professor Macdonald, Mr. Mackenzie, the chairman,
Rev. Dr. Heath, and other gentlemen took part.
The second paper was a contribution from Col.
Walker and three other gentlemen, describing an
extensive " kitchen midden" that had been cut
through in making the fort at Newhaven. The mid-
den extends along the top of the cliff in a regular
stratum upwards of 100 yards ; it is covered with
several feet of vegetable mould, and underneath
there is a stratum containing remains of pottery and
Samian ware, showing that the midden,had been de-
posited since the occupation of the country by the
Romans. Though presenting similar general charac-
teristics to the kitchen middens of Denmark, which
are supposed to be evidence of the great antiquity of
man, it is quite clear that the midden at Newhaven
has no pretence to belong to a pre-Adamite period.
In the discussion that ensued Mr. Mackenzie objected
to the term " kitchen midden" as applied to these
collections of refuse, and suggested that they should
be called archaeological dust-holes.
The thirdpaper was contributed by Capt. Burton,
from Santos Bay, describing a large kitchen midden
he had examined in that locality, in which human
bones were found deposited among the refuse shells.
Some of the oyster shells in the heap, which was of
considerable height, were conglomerated in large
masses.

The fourth paper, contributed by the Rev. W.
Brett, from Essequibo, gave an account of the open-
ing of a similar heap of shells, with which human
bones were mingled, near that place.
Photographs of seven Andaman islanders were
exhibited by Mr. Baxter, who briefly stated that
they had visited Calcutta, and were photographed
there. He said that these peculiar diminutive people
are fast dying out.
The meeting adjourned to the sth of June.

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