APPENDIX 5 
REPORT ON THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
Str: I have the honor to submit the following Report on the field 
researches, office work, and other operations of the Bureau of American 
Ethnology during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1949, conducted in 
accordance with the Act of Congress of June 27, 1944, which provides 
“* %* * for continuing ethnological researches among the Ameri- 
can Indians and the natives of Hawaii and the excavation and pres- 
ervation of archeologic remains. * * *” 
SYSTEMATIC RESEARCHES 
At the end of December Dr. M. W. Stirling, Director of the Bureau, 
left to continue the cooperative program of archeological work in 
Panamé of the National Geographic Society and the Smithsonian 
Institution. Excavations were conducted at Utivé in the province of 
Panam4, at Barriles and Palo Santo in the province of Chiriqui, and 
at three sites midway between Santiago and Soné in the province of 
Veraguas. At Utivé and Barriles heretofore undescribed ceramic 
cultures were encountered, while at the other sites much new informa- 
tion was obtained on the classic Chiriqui and Veraguas cultures. The 
expedition received splendid cooperation from Maj. Gen. Willis Hale, 
commanding general of the air forces of the Caribbean area, who, in 
addition to other assistance, allowed the use of two helicopters for 
reconnaissance work in the Utivé-Chepo area. Dr. Stirling returned 
to Washington with the Panamanian collections in the middle of 
May. 
Dr. Frank H. H. Roberts, Jr., Associate Director of the Bureau 
and Director of the River Basin Surveys, devoted the greater part of 
his time during the fiscal year to the direction and administration of 
the River Basin Surveys. On November 4 and 5, Dr. Roberts 
attended the meetings of the American Philosophical Society at 
Philadelphia where he presented a paper on the River Basin Surveys 
program. From November 22 to 30, Dr. Roberts was at Lincoln, 
Nebr., inspecting the field headquarters for the Missouri Basin project. 
While at Lincoln he also took part in the Sixth Conference for Plains 
Archeology and presided over one of the symposia. During the year 
he also served as a member of the executive committee for the Divi- 
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