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Exploration OF the Ancient
Homeof the Incas in Peru
is Planned.


home of the Incas, under the auspices
of the National Geographic Society
and Yale University, to start next
week. was made at the othces of the
National Geographic Society here to-
day. The director of the expedition
will be Prof Himah Binghamseot Yale
Tn fyersity who, at the head OF the
1912 expedition, uncovered the an
cient fortress city of Macchu Ptchu.
the most remarkable group of build
lfngs discovered in South America
since the conquest of Peru nearly 400
years ago. Two years will be given
to the work of the new expedition.
object of the Trip.
The object of this expedition, ac-
cording to Gilbert II. Grosvernor, DE-
rector and Editor of the Society, is
to make a geographical reconnais-
Esance of a portion OF southern Peru
Including the Cordfllera Vilcabamba,
and some portions of the Apurtmac
land Urubama watersheds. This re-
gfon is a part of the eastern edge Of
the great Andean plateau. The Cor
IdilIera Vilcabamba is q chain OF dis
lsected mountains rising 10000 to
leo 900 feet above sea level, situated
between South latitudes IL and IA.
Their bases are clothed with tropical
| iungles. while their SUBMITS are
lmantled with snow and glaciers. In
the main they are unexplored, AS
lone of the most Inaccessible parts OF
the Andes, they have been occupied
from time to time by the ancient peo-
pies of Peru. In this region are the
ruins of Macchu Pichu, Palcay and
IChouuueQuirau. The reported pres
ence of other ruins and the actual ex-
Iistence of some that have been seen
but not studied or mapped make the
region particularly attractive area
lin which to study the problem OF
mans origin and distribution In
South America
The character of the land forma-
tons in the nefghborhood Of the ruins
should enable something to be said
in regard to the number of people
formerly occupying the region, the
causes of the location of the Cit
lies. buildings and forts, and the rea-
sons for their final abandonment, ac-
cording to Prof. Bingham. An ex-
Animation OF the ruins, studies of the
styles of architecture, and OF the ar
tifacts and other remains that may be
found fairly near the surface of the
ground, should eventually enable a
classification to be made, which, in
connection with vtological, phys1o-
graphic. linguistic and historical stu
dies. ought to result finally In unrav-
cling the puzzle of the ancient civil
fzatfon of South America" he says.
"From the standpoint of biology, this
area is believed to contain large
NUM- Der of species new to science.
From the standpoint of anthropology
1t is one of the least known and most
fruitful areas in the Andes"
Plan of the Work.
The plan Of work will include the
making of Typographical map OF the
region northwest of Cuzco between the
~, .flyeSN a S7n.
tailed geographical reconnaissance OF
the more lofty portions Of the noun
tains, including study OF the large
undescrTbed glaciated region; the es-
adjustment Of two meteorological
stations at different elevations for the
taking of Systematic records for two
years; a study of the distribution and
history of food plants OF this region;
the collection of data respecting the
forms of distribution of yertebrates,
particularly mammals and reptiles; al
survey of the present Indians inhab-
ting this region, including study OF
their dialects, the collection of AMI
thropometric data and the collection
and study of the skeletal remains; an
archaeological reconnaissance of the
entire area, and a continuation of the
studies begun by the first expedition
looking towards q geographical inter.
probation of the Spanish chronicles OF
the era of discovery and exploration,
with particular reference to the tden-
tiacation of ancient place names, the
story of Macchu, Pichu and its con-
nection with the history Of the Incas.
Foremost Explorer.
Director Bingham is regarded as the.
foremost South 1Slerican explorer to-
day. He has made four expeditions to.
the continent, his first, in 1906. being
for the purpose of exploring Bolivar's
route across Vene zuela and Colombia.
Two years later he explored the Span
ish trade route from Buenos Ayres
to Lima. He represented the United
States at the first Pan-American
Scientific Congress in Santiago de
Chile. in 1905 The other members OF
the new expedition are Chief Eng1-
neer Ellwood C. Erdis; Geo1ogist Her
| bert e. Gregory, Silliman professor
Of Geology in Yale University; Os-
teoloeist George r. Eaton, curator OF
osteology in the Peabody Museum OF
| Yale University; Albert H. Bumstead,
| Typographical engineer; 0sgood Har-
/ DIV. chief assistant: G. F. WesterbeTg,
/ assiatant topographer; H S. Arnold,
/ M D., medical adviser; Philip A.
Means, assistant in archaeology; L. M.
| Kirkpatrick, secretary, and a surgeon
mt vet named Some of the members
1 Of the expedition, particularly the to-
! pographers, will leave next week, in
order to reach the field as soon as the
dry season commences. They hope to
complete the Typographical work and
have the maps ready for the use of the
scientific members Of the party In De-
cember. s
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