The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-05-20
mans origin and distribution

mans origin and distribution in
South America, says Boston Globe.
The character of the land forma-
lions ia the neighborhood of the
ruins should enable something to De
said in regard to the number OF peo-
Pile formerly occupying the region.
/ the cause of the location of the
cities, buildings and forts, and the
reasons for their final abandon
ment, according to Prof. Bingham.
An examination of the ruins.
| studies Of the styles Of architecture
and OF the artitacts and other re
mains that may be found fairly
near the surface CT the ground.
should eventually enable d cIassiH-
cation to be made which, in ceunec-
/ ton With biological phlsjoEraphie,
linguistic and historical stuaie+
ought to result finally III unrayelias
the puzzle Of tHe ancient civilization
ri South America" he says.
-From the standpoint Of biology,
this area is believed To contain 4
large number of species new 10
science. From the standpoint OF an
thropology. it is one Of the least
known and most fruitful areas in
the Andes"
The plan Of work will include the
making OF a Typographical map oil
the region northwest of Cuzto be
tween the Apurimac and rubamba
Rivers; 4 detailed geographical re
c0nnui~sance of the more lofty pOr-
tioHs Of the mountains, including a
study of the large, undCScribed gla-
ciatcd region: the establishment 0f
1.-TWO meteorological stations at differ
ent elevations for the taking of sys-
tematic 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 NertebrateS,
particularly mammals and reptiles; 4
survey CT the present Indians i'll
habiting this region, including a
study of their dialects, the collection
of anthropometric data and the cot
mains; an archaeological reconnoi8-
Sance OF the entire area, and Il coz
tiuuation Of the studies begun by the
first expedition. looking toward d
geographical Interpretation OF the
Spanish chronicles of the era of dis
Covery and exploration, With paTtle-
ular reference to the identification
of ancient place names, the story OF
Macchu Pichu and its connection
with the history OF the lncas.
Director Bingham is regarded as
the foremost South American eXplor-
er today. He has made four eXpedi-
lions in the Continent, his first, in
1906, being for the purpose OF eX-
q. ploriug Boliyar's route across Nena-
zuela and Colon bia. TWO years
ihtSl Ic tAPibitu tlif oPaHiNi ti9dS
route from Buenos Ayres to Lima
, He represented the United States at
the first Pan-American Scientific
Congress in Santiago de Chile, in
1908
T. The other members Of the new eX-
t petition are Chief Engineer Ell.
wood c. Erdls; Geologist Herbert Z
a Gregory, professor OF geology i!
0 Yale University; Osteologist George
L F. Eaton, curator OF Yale Uniyersit 81
/. Albert II. Bumstead, Typographical
+ engineer; Osgood Hardy, chief as
@ sistant c. r. Westerberg, assistan
n topographer; H S. Arnold, NJ. D,
medical adviser Philip A. Means, as
e sistant in archeologY; l.. NJ. Kirk
II patrick, secretary, and a surgeon
e not yet named.
= Some of the members of the eX
y petition, particularly the topograph
ers, Will leave next week, in order t
er reach the field as soon as the DIR
Of season commences. They hope t
ot complete the Typographical work an
IN have the maps ready for the use G
in the scientific members of the part
Of t by December.