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In anthropology, Dr. T. D. Stewart visited Peru to make a scien- 

 tific examination of the skeletal remains exposed in the numerous 

 ancient cemeteries of that country; he also gathered information on 

 the skeletal collections in Peruvian museums. As an extension of 

 Smithsonian cave explorations in the Big Bend region of Texas, 

 Walter W. Taylor investigated caves in the region of Cienegas, Co- 

 ahuila, Mexico, some 20 caves being excavated in the course of the 

 work. Dr. Frank H. H. Roberts. Jr., conducted archeological inves- 

 tigations near the town of San Jon, eastern New Mexico, revealing 

 four typos of projectile points from four stratigraphic horizons, the 

 oldest type in association with an extinct bison and with indications 

 that it may be contemporaneous witli the Folsom horizon. Dr. Wil- 

 liam N. Fenton recorded Iroquois songs in New York State and 

 Canada in cooperation with the Division of Music in the Library of 

 Congress. 



PUBLICATIONS 



The publications of the Institution and its branches, issued in several 

 distinct series, constitute its chief means of accomplishing the "dif- 

 fusion of knoweldge." The Smithsonian Annual Report contains, 

 in addition to the Secretary's administrative report, a general ap- 

 pendix made up of selected nontechnical articles which together 

 constitute a survey of the current state of knowledge in many fields 

 of scientific investigation. The series Smithsonian Miscellaneous 

 Collections provides an outlet for the results of researches by Smith- 

 sonian scientists or collaborators of the Institution without restriction 

 as to the field covered. The Bulletin and Proceedings of the National 

 Museum record the investigations of members of its staff, as well as 

 of outside scientists, based on the great collections of the Museum. 

 The Bulletins of the Bureau of American Ethnology deal with 

 various phases of the study of the American Indians. Other series 

 include the Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory, the title of 

 which is self-explanatory, and Smithsonian War Background Studies, 

 a new series intended to disseminate information on the peoples 

 and areas involved in the present war. 



During the year, 100 publications were issued, 51 by the Institution 

 proper, 44 by the National Museum, 4 by the Bureau of American 

 Ethnology, and 1 by the Astrophysical Observatory. The titles, 

 authors, and other details oi these publications will be found in the 

 report of the chief of the editorial division, appendix 11. The total 

 number of publications distributed was 162,525. 



Outstanding among the year's publications may be mentioned 

 volume 6 of the Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory, covering 

 20 years' investigations of the solar radiation; a paper by the late 

 Carl Wliiting Bishop entitled "Origin of the Far Eastern Civiliza- 



