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grit as tempering; the presence of simple stamping on the bodies; 

 and, in the matter of decoration, a greater frequency of impressions 

 on the inner rim surface and a lesser frequency of modification of 

 the lip proper at 14JW1. Despite these differences in detail, however, 

 the general character of the ceramics and the presence of certain 

 other traits in the limited collection from this site seem to support 

 Wedel's suggestion (1940, p. 337) of a fairly close relationship to 

 manifestations elsewhere which are identifiable as Oneota. The 

 clustering of sites apparently referable to this significant but unde- 

 fined complex presents the opportunity for its comprehensive char- 

 acterization and the determination of its relationship to identified 

 Oneota sites. The presence near one of the mounds of sherds re- 

 sembling those found on the occupational sites inspires the hope that 

 the burial complex of this cultural entity may also be ascertained, 

 although these structures may relate to some other manifestation. 



MONTANA AND WYOAIING 



Archeological investigations were carried on by the River Basin 

 Surveys in 23 reservoir areas in Montana and Wyoming during 1950 

 and 1 95 1. Nine of these reservoirs are in Montana, 12 are in Wy- 

 oming, and two straddle the Montana- Wyoming State line. In 1950 

 one excavation party was in the Tiber Reservoir on the Marias River, 

 Mont., throughout the summer, while another spent the period 

 July 20-September 24 in Boysen Reservoir on the Bighorn River, in 

 Wyoming. A 2-man survey party reconnoitered seven reservoir sites 

 (Apex, Brenner, Clark Canyon, Kelley, Landon, Nilan, and Wilson) 

 in Montana, three reservoir sites (Keyhole, Middle Fork, and South 

 Fork) in Wyoming, and two reservoir sites (Yellowtail and Moor- 

 head) on the line between these two States. In 195 1 the only exca- 

 vation project in this region was at Keyhole Reservoir, on the Belle 

 Fourche River, northeastern Wyoming, where the party devoted the 

 full field season to the investigation of several sites. A 2-man survey 

 party inspected the Little Bighorn Reservoir area in Montana and 

 the Alzada, Badwater, Buffalo Bill, Bull Creek, Red Gulch, Smith, 

 Triangle Park, and Willow Park Reservoirs in Wyoming ; this party 

 also completed the reconnaissance, mainly by boat, of the Yellowtail 

 Reservoir on the Montana- Wyoming line. 



Ahada Reservoir site. — The site of the proposed Alzada Dam is 

 on the Little Missouri River, in Crook County, Wyo., approximately 

 6 miles south of the Montana- Wyoming line. The dam, an earth-fill 

 structure, will create a 2-armed reservoir; the valley of the Little 



