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Archeological Horizons within Russell Cave, Alabama." His article 

 "Polyhedral Cores from Northeastern Kansas," published in the 

 Plains Anthropologist^ was reprinted in The Chesopican^ a journal of 

 Atlantic coast archeology. His monograph "The Archeological In- 

 vestigations at the Hosterman Site (39P07), Oahe Reservior Area, 

 Potter County, South Dakota" was published as River Basin Surveys 

 Paper No. 35 in Bureau of ATnei^ican Ethnology Bulletin 189. 



Missouri Basin. — At the end of its 18th year of operation, the 

 Missouri Basin Project was well established in new quarters at 1835 

 P Street, Lincoln, Nebr. Although the move to the new location was 

 made during fiscal year 1963, much of the new physical plant was not 

 completed until well into the first quarter of 1964. For the first time 

 in many years the Project has had enough space to meet with its cur- 

 rent and immediately foreseeable needs. Office accommodations are 

 now adequate, storage problems have been eased, and processing 

 facilities are vastly improved. 



Activities during fiscal year 1964 included large-scale excavations, 

 surveys, processing and analysis of materials, preparation of manu- 

 scripts, and the reporting of archeological results. During the sum- 

 mer months, major eli'orts were devoted to excavations; the remainder 

 of the year was devoted largely to analyses and the preparation of 

 reports. The special chronology program begun in January 1958 was 

 continued throughout the year. Dr. Robert L. Stephenson served as 

 chief of the Project through the first quarter of the fiscal year. At the 

 beginning of the second quarter he was succeeded by Dr. Warren W. 

 Caldwell, who continued in the position through the remainder of the 

 year. 



At the beginning of the year the permanent staff, in addition to the 

 chief, consisted of 9 archeologists, 1 administrative assistant, 1 secre- 

 tary, 1 administrative clerk, 2 clerk-typists, 1 scientific illustrator, 1 

 photographer, and 4 museum aides. The temporary staff consisted of 

 To persons. Tliere were 3 archeologists, 2 physical anthropologists, 

 4 cooks, and 64 field crewmen. 



During July and August, 12 field crewmen were added to the tem- 

 porary staff. By the end of the last week in September the employ- 

 ment of all the field crewmen and cooks had been terminated, with 

 the exception of one crewman who was later transferred to the perma- 

 nent staff as museum aide. The services of all the other temporary 

 employees were terminated by early October. Other changes m the 

 permanent staff were : termination of positions of one museum aide, one 

 archeologist, and the administrative clerk; the death of one museum 

 aide, and the appointment of one museum aide and one laborer. The 

 chief was transferred to the Bureau of American Ethnology on Sep- 

 tember 30. Additions to the temporary staff during June were 2 

 archeologists, 5 cooks, and 66 field crewmen. 



