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Dakota” to be published in the Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of 
Sciences. He was on leave without pay from February 9 to April 
24, to complete work on a report on Arctic research previously done 
for Harvard University. On April 30 and May 1-2, he attended 
the annual meetings of the Society for American Archaeology. He 
served throughout the year as chairman of the geologic-climatic 
section of the Chronology Program. At the end of the year he was 
in the Lincoln office, continuing work on his report on investigations 
at the Medicine Crow and related sites. 
James J. F. Deetz, temporary archeologist, participated in the 
1514th Plains Conference held in July. He completed his fieldwork 
on September 5 and terminated his employment at that time. He 
spent a portion of his own time during the winter and spring 
months analyzing materials from, and preparing a report on, the 
ceramic components of the Medicine Crow site (89BF2). 
Alan H. Coogan, temporary field assistant, participated in the 
1514th Plains Conference held in July. He completed his fieldwork 
and terminated his employment on August 29. In November he 
participated in the 16th Plains Conference for Archeology held in 
Lincoln, Nebr., presenting a paper entitled “The Physical Basis for 
Chronology in the Big Bend Reservoir.” During the fall and winter 
months, on his own time, he prepared the report in collaboration 
with William N. Irving for publication in the Proceedings of the 
Towa Academy of Sciences. 
Bernard Golden, temporary archeologist, completed his fieldwork 
and left the project on September 12. During the winter and spring 
months he devoted a portion of his own time to preparation of the 
first draft of a report on his 1958 excavations entitled “Excavations 
at the Hickey Brothers Site (839LM4), Big Bend Reservoir,” which 
he submitted for review early in June. In July he participated in 
the 1514th Plains Conference held in Pierre. 
Charles H. McNutt, archeologist, attended the 1514th Plains Con- 
ference in July. When not in the field conducting excavations, he 
devoted most of his time to analyses of materials he had excavated 
over the past 2 years and to preparation of reports. He served 
throughout the year as chairman of the carbon-14 section of the 
Chronology Program. On temporary-detached duty to the National 
Park Service from September 23 to November 15, for excavations 
at Fort Laramie National Monument, he completed a report on that 
work entitled “Excavations at Old Bedlam, Fort Laramie National 
Monument, 48G01, Wyoming, 1958.” During the Thanksgiving week- 
end he participated in the 16th Plains Conference for Arche- 
ology, held in Lincoln, Nebr., and presented papers reporting 
on “Excavations in Fielder Bottom Area, Oahe Reservoir,” “Exca- 
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