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[[underlined]] Chapter I. [[/underlined]]              6.

excavation. My inspection of the site convinced me that the expenditure of a certain amount of properly directed work would almost certainly disclose abundant and well preserved remains of the Buddhist sculpture of the above named period. Some of the grottoes retain their façades in position, and these are elaborately carved ([[underlined]] cf. [[/underlined]] plate [[strikethrough]] III)[[/strikethrough]] ^[[2, fig 2).]] In other instances, the façades have collapsed and have fallen to the foot of the cliff, there to be covered and protected by an accumulation of talus and of soil washed down from the cultivated plateau above ([[underlined]] cf. [[/underlined]] plate [[strikethrough]] IV))[[/strikethrough]] ^[[1, fig 2).]] Those sculptures which remain exposed are on the other hand badly weathered---sometimes, indeed, almost obliterated. [[strikethrough]] (cf. plate V). [[/strikethrough]]

[[underlined]] Founding of the Chinese
Archeological Society. [[/underlined]]
   Upon  completing my inspection of the Yün Kang site I returned to Peking. A few days later, on the date previously set, the Geological Survey [[strikethrough]] m [[/strikethrough]] convened a meeting for the purpose of organizing such an Archaeological Society as I had suggested to Dr. Ting and Dr. Wong. The former gentleman occupied the chair, while the latter was likewise present. Others among the approximately 40 persons who met were Dr. W. W. Yen; Dr. Schurman; Dr. Grabau; Mr. Kungpah T. King; Dr. Houghton; Mr. Ch'iu Shan-yüan 袭善元 (commonly known as Ch'iu Tzŭ-yüan \ 子元), Vice-Director of the Peking Historical Museum; and Mr. Tung and myself. Dr. Ting opened the proceedings with an address of welcome to our expedition, in which he laid particular stress on the importance of international cooperation in the pursuit of knowledge. I then made a reply, setting forth our aims and motives and emphasizing our wish to operate in entire conformity with Chinese law and sentiment. Next, Dr. Schurman, as the official representative of the United States in China, gave an excellent talk, pointing out the benefits certain to