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preliminary description of each of the projects. Detailed accounts 

 of each will be published when it becomes possible to complete the 

 study of the materials collected. Credit for the success of the various 

 excavations belongs entirely to the supervisors conducting the indi- 

 vidual projects. 



The work in California was in charge of Dr. W. D. Strong, of the 

 staff of the Bureau of American Ethnology, assisted by W. M. 

 Walker, also of the Bureau's staff. Dr. F. H.H. Koberts, jr., of the 

 Bureau of American Ethnology, assisted by M. B. Chambers, con- 

 ducted the work in Tennessee. The North Carolina project was 

 operated jointly by W. B. Colburn and J. D, Jennings. Dr. Arthur 

 Kelly, assisted by James Ford, conducted the work in Georgia in 

 cooperation with the Society for Georgia Archaeology at Macon. The 

 several projects in the State of Florida were under the general super- 

 vision of the writer. The excavations at Perico Island in Manatee 

 County and at Englewood in Sarasota County were under the im- 

 mediate supervision of Marshall Newman. The four mounds exca- 

 vated on the Little Manatee River in Manatee County were in charge 

 of D. L. E.ei chard. The projects at Belle Glade in Palm Beach 

 County were under the direction of G. M. Stirling. The excavation 

 of the mound at Ormond Beach in Volusia County w^as in charge of 

 J. D. Jennings, and the two sites excavated on Canaveral Peninsula 

 in Brevard County were under the direction of Dr. George Woodbury, 

 assisted by Erik K. Reed. 



In this brief report it is impossible to mention the names of all 

 those individuals whose cooperation made possible the success of the 

 undertaking. The two men whose interest made possible the in- 

 auguration of the work and whose constant aid brought about its 

 successful conclusion were Harry Hopkins and Julius Stone, of the 

 Federal Emergency Relief Administration. While the projects were 

 under way in the field, a great deal of administrative work was neces- 

 sary for their successful continuation. The burden of this aspect of 

 the projects was borne by Dr. Alexander Wetmore, Assistant Secre- 

 tary of the Smithsonian Institution, assisted by F. M. Setzler, 

 United States National Museum. 



Descriptions of the various projects follow. The material for the 

 preparation of this article was obtained largely from the supervisors 

 of the various projects. 



FLORIDA 



INTRODUCTION 



Prior to discussing the individual sites excavated in Florida under 

 the present program, a few remarks based on the writer's archeo- 

 logical experience in the region may serve to point out some of the 



