Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-17
TO STUDY ANTIQUITIES.
Prof. Ad. F, Bandelier Perfects Plans
for Three Years Expedition
to Peru, Ecuador and
Bolivia,

Ata special meeting OF New York society
of the Archaeological Institute OF Amer
lea, held on the 18th inst, arrangements
we're perfected whereby Prof. Ad. F.
Bandelier, of Santa Fe, will lead an i'm
portant scientific expedition into Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia. This expedition is
to carry on Investigations in that rich
archaeological field for period of three
years, and the estimated cost is $4,000
a year, which amount has been pledged
Prof Bandelier by few Of the weslth.est
men of the east, and among whom are
Henry Villard1 and A. G. Merriam. 1t
is said that Willard alone pledges $500
q year in support Of this expedition.
In a recent issue the New York World
says:
The party will consist of Mr.. Bandeler
and his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L.
Lnmmis. From New York Mr.. Bandelier
will 90 to his home in santa Fe, N. NJ,
from there to San Francisco, and then
down the coast. His plan is to explore
Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador as thoroughly
as possible in regard to antiquities, the
present condition Of the ahorignes, and
whatever remains of ancient documentary
history.
Mr.. Bandelier says the idea is not
new one. A first effort was made during
the reign OF Louis XIV, Of France, in
connection with the earliest attempts at
measurement of the earth's meridian.
Then came Humboldt with his inv estiga-
tons IN Northern Peru and many Others,
while lately there have been Reiss and
Stuebel, who have done so much for sci
ence.
Mr.. Bandelier says: "Modern science
demands the study of archaeology from the
point of view OF resurrection of the past
and not from a standpoint OF mere col
lection of fossil remains. 1t must be in
timately connected with chronological OBJ
servaton as we'll as with close historical
study. We must be able to Discriminate
between what is primitive and what may
have resulted from European infringe
ment. Hence it is essential that through
documentary research we become able to
! trace the line along which the new has
begun to modify the old.
In addition the influence Of nature upon
man must be taken into account, actual
phenomena observed and their perman-
ence or periodical recurrence at least ap-
proximately determined. In this manner
not only physical geography, but zoology,
botany and geology become indispensable
auxiiaries Of the archaeological studies In
view"
Mr.. Bandeler proposes to explore first
the coast of Peru, then the high table
land between the Cordilleras and the An
des (Which includes the basin of lake
Titicaca and the region of Cuzco and the
Paramas Of Peru and lastly as much Of
Ecuador as can be conveniently reached.
The fruits Of such an expedition would
consist above all of collections. Excava-
tons in the different places along the
Peruvian coast may be expected to yield
much pottery, bronze weapons and YES
sells, household implements of bronze and
mummies wrapped in cloth and tied with
fibre.
On the high plateau of Bolivia textile
fabrics will be Of rare occurrence. Metallic
objects are particularly Of bronze and less
of silver. The antiquities Of Ecuador are
as good as unknown. A few specimens
of stone work from Quito have been seen
which are striking; the objects are more
of stone than Of metal, and the, pottery
of simple make. Photography, Mr.. Ban
dalier says, is essential to such ex.
plorations, and he intends to be fully
| euuipped.