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some time working on a summary report of the Missouri Basin Sal- 
vage Program for the calendar years 1952-56 and wrote several short 
papers for presentation before scientific groups. He also worked on a 
manuscript on the “Archeological Investigations in the Whitney Res- 
ervoir, Texas,” and prepared text, pictures, and captions for a photo- 
graphic booklet, “The Inter-Agency Archeological Salvage Program, 
After Twelve Years.” During the second half of the year, he served 
as chairman of the Missouri Basin Chronology Program. In August 
he addressed the Pierre, S. Dak., Rotary Club on “Archeological Sal- 
vage in South Dakota.” In October he addressed the Fidelia Lyceum 
in Lincoln, Nebr., on “Prehistoric America in Missouri Basin.” In 
January he attended and participated in the annual meeting of the 
Committee for the Recovery of Archeological Remains, held in 
Washington, D.C. On April 19 he attended the annual meeting of 
the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, held in Lincoln, and presented a 
paper on “The Missour: Basin Chronology Program.” On April 30 
and May 1 and 2, at Norman, Okla., he attended the annual meeting 
of the Society for American Archeology and participated as a dis- 
cussant of a paper presented by Robert Bell, entitled “Caddoan 
Relationships to the Plains.” 
Dr. Warren W. Caldwell, archeologist, during the fall and winter 
months devoted most of his time to analyses of specimen materials 
recovered from sites he had excavated over the past year. He com- 
pleted all plates, figures, and manuscript text for the final report 
“Archeological Investigations in the Coralville Reservoir, Iowa.” He 
also completed all plates, figures, and manuscript text for the final 
report, “Archeological Salvage Investigations in the Hell’s Canyon 
Area, Snake River, Oregon and Idaho.” He prepared a brief tech- 
nical manuscript, “Firearms and Connotive Materials from Fort 
Pierre II (89S5T217), Oahe Reservoir, South Dakota,” and a brief 
popular article, “The Smithsonian Institution in Arkansas.” The 
latter was published in the June issue of The Ozark Mountaineer. Dr. 
Caldwell also submitted a short note for publication in the Davidson 
Journal of Anthropology entitled “Pacific Coast Clay Figurines: A 
Contraview.” He submitted a book review of “Northwest Arche- 
ology,” esearch Studies of the State College of Washington, vol. 24, 
No. 1, that was published in American Antiquity, vol. 23, No. 2, 1957. 
During the second half of the year he served as dendrochronology 
chairman of the Missouri Basin Chronology Program. 
Donald D. Hartle, temporary archeologist, on the staff at the begin- 
ning of the year, left the project on August 26 to resume his graduate 
studies. Mr. Hartle was formerly a regular member of the staff at 
Lincoln and is still working on reports of work done at that time. He 
also is preparing a report on the results of his investigations during 
the 1957 field season in the Oahe Reservoir area. 
