ni:si:.u{('H i.\ AMiiuoroi.oaY vii 



far from (•()m|)lct(' niiil sonic imnorlant (li\ isioiis of scxcnil triKcs li;i\c not 

 yet Ix'cn xisitcd. In ex cry case more than a hci^innin^ has hccn made while 

 in scxcral instances the data accninnhiti-d arc (|iiitc snilicient for the de- 

 taih'd stndy of the area necessary to tlie dcxclopincnt of anthropolo^^^y in 

 America. 



lvcL;ai'chiiu' pulihcat ions of resnhs ol' this e\])lora 1 ion, the following;' 

 scrii'S has l)ccn issued: Sdhh l'ri)ln-lirr Di'.skjiis ni tin l)ii/:i)l(i, (iros I intrc 

 Ml/flhs-, FJIinoIoiJ!/ of till- (ini.s I nitre, M iithnloijji of the liliii-l.foot I ml uiiis, 

 Ml/thologj/ (f till' yoiilimi Sims hour, M i/tllDloi/!/ <f tlir A.ssiiiihoitir, ;n\(\ 

 M(tfrn(il C'liltiirr of the BUivl:fi>i)t Iiiilniiis. In addition to these sexcn pajjcrs 

 the following;' will appear in due time: Sorial uiul Cirnnniiiiil Cultitrr of 

 fhf BInclcfoof, FJlni()l(>(/!/ tf the Croic, Ethiiolixjii nf tlir Titoii-Dith'ntit, flir 

 Uldatsa (iiid flic Sard. Other papers will appear as soon as the field work 

 is suffieiently advanced. Xo other institntion has <;iven much attention 

 to this area and wliile the older liistorieal litcratnrc contains much \ahial)le 

 data of a desultory eharaeter, the only other speeifie publications not found 

 in our series are a few minor studies on the ("row, Hlaekfoot, Ilidatsa and 

 Dakota, none of which are sufficiently comprehensix-e for a serious compara- 

 tive study of the area as a whole. The field work has been conducted hy 

 the staff of the Department of Anthropoloj^y, INIessrs. (lark Wissler, P. E. 

 Goddard, Hohert H. I.owic, Herbert J. Spinden and .\lanson Skinner, 

 also by Dr. J. R. Walker and Rew (rilbert L. Wilson, not connected directly 

 with the Mu.seimi. 



Supplementary to tliis j)lan, Mr. Harlan I. Smith concei\('d and de\el- 

 oped a plan for the arclueological survey of the Upper Mis.souri basin. The 

 part of this area falling within the state limits of Wyoming and Montana 

 is practically unknown to archjeology. Mr. Smith's explorations have so 

 far been confined to eastern Wyoming, the results of which will be presented 

 in a future publication. This work enjoying not only priority, but being 

 conducted in a .systematic manner will be an important contribution to our 

 knowledge of the area and, it is hoped, will afford some basis for a conclu- 

 sion as to the early inhabitants of the region, a matter of no small impor- 

 tance in the general comparatix'e results of the ethnological surxcy now 

 Hearing completion. 



Museum anthropology is confined to the aspects of culture rei)reseiited 

 l)y collections. Our collectors have met with faxorable conditions so that 

 their returns, supplemented by gifts from private collectors and patrons, 

 give a fair start toward an efficient study series for the area as a u hole. 

 The Department has developed plans for an entire exhibition hall in w hich 

 the general aspects of culture so far discovered in the area may be presented, 

 .showing with some detail the peculiarities in rlistribution for the distinctive 

 traits. 



