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tology of the human and animal femora. Mr. F. E. Johnson, of 

 England, received instructions in anthropometry^ preparatory to 

 proposed explorations in northern Africa. 



On April 1, 1910, under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, Doctor Hrdlicka proceeded to South America for the purpose 

 of conducting investigations relative to the antiquity of man in Ar- 

 gentina. He was absent six months and during half that time was 

 accompanied by Mr. Bailey Willis as geologist. The trip also afforded 

 the opportunity for making observations in Brazil, Peru, Panama, 

 and Mexico. While his stay in Brazil was very short, it permitted 

 the examination of the more important human skeletal remains in 

 the Museu Nacional and the Instituto Historico e Geographico Bra- 

 zileiro at Kio de Janeiro. Two months were spent in Argentina in 

 studying the skeletal and archeological remains attributed to ancient 

 man contained in the museums, in visiting the most important locali- 

 ties where the remains of supposedly early man or his forerunners 

 have been discovered, and in making such further explorations and 

 collections as the time permitted. Field work was mainly limited 

 to the coastal region of the Province of Buenos Aires, although it 

 extended as far south as the Rio Negro. Subsequently Doctor 

 Hrdlicka touched in Chile and proceeded to Peru, where he visited 

 the important regions of Pachacamac and Gran Chimu, in each of 

 which he secured valuable skeletal collections. Thence he went to 

 Panama and later to Mexico, in both of which countries limited 

 explorations were made and collections obtained. 



The results of the expedition were, in brief, the gathering at first 

 hand of a large amount of evidence on the subject of early man in 

 South America, particularly Argentina; a considerable extension of 

 knowledge regarding the anthropology of the coastal region of Peru, 

 with valuable data on the ancient occupants of Teotihuacan, Mexico ; 

 and the collection of over 3,400 crania, several thousand individual 

 human bones, and many hundreds of archeological, zoological, and 

 other specimens. 



Important facilities for exploration were furnished and valued 

 aid and advice were given by a number of the scientific men and 

 others in the countries visited. For such courtesies the Museum has 

 been placed under obligations especially to Sr. D. Francisco P. 

 Moreno, member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies; Dr. Flor- 

 entine Ameghino and Sr. Carlos Ameghino, of the Museo Nacional 

 de Historia Natural, at Buenos Aires; Dr. Santiago Roth, of the 

 Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Prof. J. B. Ambrosetti, of the 

 Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires; Sr. Dermidio Galindez, vice 

 governor of the Province of Patagonia; Dr. Max Uhle, director of 

 the Museo de Historia Nacional, Lima, Peru ; and Sr. Victor Larco y 

 Herrera, of Trujillo, Peru. 



