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This Index was begun uiuler the auspices of the Congress of Archaeological Societies in union with the Societ3- of Antiiiuaries. Its success being assured the Congress have placed it in the hands of the publishers to continue yearly.

The value of the Index to archisologists is now recognised. Every effort is made to keep its contents up to date and continuous, but it is obvious that the difficulties are great unless the assistance of the societies is obtained. If for any reason the papers of a society are not indexed in the year to which they properly belong the plan is to include them in the following year ; and whenever the jjapers of societies are brought into the Index for the first time they are then indexed from the yeav 1891.

By this means it will be seen that the year 1891 is treated as the commen- cing year for the annual Index, and that all transactions published in and since that year will find their place in the series.

To make this work complete an index of the transactions from the begin- ning of archseological societies down to the year 1890 needs to be published. This Index is already completed in IMS. form, and the first part will be ready by March next.

Societies Avill greatly oblige b}' communicating anj' omissions or sugges- tions to the editor, Laurence Gom.me, F.S.A., 24, Dorset Square, London, N.W.

Single copies of the yearly Index from 1891 may be obtained. The subscrijition list for the complete Index \ip to 1890 is still open, and intending subscribers should apply at once to Messrs. Archibald Constable & Co. Many of the Societies in union with the Society of Antiquaries take a sufficient jiumber of copies of the yearly Index to issue with their transactions to each of their members. The more this plan is extended the less will be the cost of the Index to each societ}-.