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Gallery, and the necessity of a building to house the latter collections 

 becomes more and more apparent. 



American Archeology. — This division was under the direction of 

 Mr. Neil M. Judd, curator, as heretofore ; and Mr. 11. G. Paine was 

 transferred to the division as aid from the division of mechanical 

 technology. 



The accessions for the year show a slight increase in number and 

 value over the preceding year, the increase being due largely to con- 

 tributions transferred from the Bureau of American Ethnology. 

 Among the most noteworthy of the additions from this source are 

 some 300 objects of archeological interest from Arizona, Utah and 

 Colorado, collected by Dr. Walter Hough during the previous field 

 season; 165 specimens of kindred character collected in Texas by 

 Dr. J. W. Fewkes and Prof. J. E. Pearce; 748 implements of bone, 

 stone and shell from caves in Missouri, collected by Gerard Fowke; 

 5 sculptured stones from Mexico, thought to be of Huastecan origin, 

 the gift to the Bureau of Mr. John M. Muir ; a number (451) of choice 

 archeological specimens from New Mexico, transferred by the Bureau 

 of American Ethnology. Under the direction of the Bureau of Amer- 

 ican Ethnology, Mr. Judd explored several caves in Cottonwood 

 Canyon, Kane County, Utah, securing collections (257 specimens) 

 of considerable interest. Among this material were. 11 ears of corn, 

 which in size and present condition exceed any similar specimens 

 known to have come from pre-historic ruins of the Southwest. Mr. 

 Gerard Fowke made investigations of aboriginal remains in the 

 caverns of the Ozark region, Missouri. This work was conducted 

 in the main under the auspices of the Bureau of American Ethnology 

 and yielded excellent results. In cooperation with the Indian Office 

 in 1918 the curator undertook the exploration of the pre-historic 

 ruins comprising the Navaho National Monument, Arizona, but 

 owing to accidents and delays of transportation during the war the 

 collections made were not all received at the Museum until last 

 autumn; they are among the most important additions added during 

 recent years. 



Work on the collections consisted chiefly in bringing up to date 

 the identification and record of collections acquired during previous 

 years, the sickness and death of Mr. E. P. Upham, formerly in 

 charge, having interfered greatly with that work. The collections 

 are not as yet in wholly satisfactory condition. In the office the 

 curator continued his study of the archeological remains from the 

 region north and west of the Bio Colorado in Arizona and Utah, but 

 this work was coordinated with the important work of identi- 

 fying, recording, and caring for collections previously made. 

 During March and April Mr. J. A. Jeancon was engaged in the office 

 on the detailed examination of archeological material gathered by 



