38 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1956 



Over 45,000 mammal bon&s were excavated at the Dorset and Sadler- 

 miut sites, and of these some 6,000 were identified in the field. One 

 result was the demonstration of some striking differences in the food 

 economy of the Dorset and Sadlermiut people. Twenty graves con- 

 taining complete skeletons were excavated, and an additional 15 un- 

 associated skulls were collected. In mid-July a trip was made by 

 Eskimo boat to Coats Island where two Sadlermiut houses were 

 excavated. 



A preliminary report illustrating and describing the results of the 

 Southampton investigations was prepared for publication. Another 

 article was prepared describing the current status of Arctic archeology, 

 results accomplished, and problems toward which research should be 

 directed. 



Dr. Collins continued to serve as a member of the Research Com- 

 mittee of the Arctic Institute of North America and of the subcommit- 

 tee responsible for planning and super\nsing the scientific work of the 

 Point Barrow Laboratory, operated by the Office of Naval Research. 

 He also continued as chairman of the directing committee supervising 

 the work of the Arctic Bibliography, which the Arctic Institute is pre- 

 paring for the Department of Defense, under an Office of Naval Re- 

 search contract, with funds provided by the Department of the Air 

 Force. Volume 4 of Arctic Bihliography, 1,591 pages, was issued by 

 the Government Printing Office in August 1954. It lists and describes 

 the contents of 7,627 publications in all fields of science relating to the 

 Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of America and Eurasia. The material, 

 which is extensively indexed and cross-indexed according to subject 

 and geographical locality, covers papers published in English, Rus- 

 sian, Scandinavian, and other languages. Volume 5 of the bibliog- 

 raphy, containing analysis of contents of 5,494 publications, was is- 

 sued in April 1955. Though all fields of science are included, volume 

 5 gives special emphasis to health and disease in the Arctic, environ- 

 mental olTects, and anthropology, particularly the native peoples of 

 northern Siberia and Europe. Material for volume 6 was turned 

 over to the printer on June 20, 1955. 



On June 6, 1955, Dr. Collins left again for Southampton Island, 

 to continue the excavations begim last year. The work is being spon- 

 sored by the National Museum of Canada and the Smithsonian, with 

 a grant received from the American Philosophical Society. 



At the beginning of July, Dr. Philip Drucker was at his official 

 station in Washington, D. C, preparing a report on field researches 

 completed during the previous year. The report, entitled "Modern 

 Inter-tribal Organizations on the Northwest Coast," was later sub- 

 mitted to, and accepted by, the Arctic Institute of North America, the 

 foundation that supported the major portion of the research, with 



