Museum of Archæology and Ethnology, Cambridge : Dr. G. H. S. Bushnell

Abstract

FOLLOWING the resignation of Dr. T. T. Paterson, Dr. G. H. S. Bushnell has been appointed curator of the Museum of Archæ ology and Ethnology, Cambridge. Dr. Bushnell is the son of the Rev. D. G. S. Bushnell ; he was educated at Wellington and Cambridge, taking his degree in 1925 ; recently (1947) he obtained the degree of Ph.D. In July 1926 he went to Ecuador as a geologist with Anglo-Ecuadorian Oilfields, Ltd., and remained there with intervals of leave until 1938. It was while working in Ecuador that archæ ology first attracted his attention, and he examined the southern part of the coastal plain, which up to then had never been studied. He also travelled in Peru, visiting Lima, the Cuzco region, etc., and began to write up the results of his investigations. During the War he held a commission in the Royal Engineers. While an important work is still in the press awaiting publication, there have been numerous articles from Dr. Bushnell‘s pen on such subjects as an archæ ological collection from Macas in Ecuador east of the Andes in Oran, and reviews, etc., in various learned journals. Dr. Bushnell is on the Councils of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Anthropological Institute. As a keen student of medieval archæ ology he has also been appointed vice-chairman of the Chelmsford Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches. From every point of view Dr. Bushnell should make an ideal curator, for he has considerable personal charm and can arouse enthusiasm in others.