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the Indians for its excavation. This site is of great archeo- 

 logical and historical interest, as the pueblo was inhabited 

 when first seen by Fray Marcos de Niza in 1539, and when 

 visited and stormed by Coronado in the following year. 

 It became the site of an important Franciscan mission in 

 1629, and was finally abandoned in 1670 on account of depre- 

 dations by hostile Indians. By reason of the fact that 

 Hawikuh was inhabited continuously from prehistoric times 

 until 130 j^ears after the opening of the historical period, it 

 is expected that a thorough study of its ruins will shed im- 

 portant information on the effect of the earliest Spanish con- 

 tact with the Zuni people and will supplement archeological 

 work conducted in other village sites of that tribe. Owing 

 to unforeseen circumstances, active work was not commenced 

 before the close of the fiscal year, but it is hoped that its 

 initiation will not be long delayed. A permit therefor has 

 been granted by the Secretary of the Interior. 



By provisional agreement with the School of American 

 Archaeology at Santa Fe, N. Mex., and the Royal Ontario 

 Museum of Archaeology at Toronto, plans were perfected 

 whereby the Smithsonian Institution, in conjunction with 

 those establishments, was to conduct archeological researches 

 of an intensive character in the Chaco Canyon of northern 

 New Mexico, one of the most important culture areas north 

 of Mexico. Although every effort was made to obtain from 

 Congress the necessary appropriation for meeting the Insti- 

 tution's share of the expense (a permit for the excavations 

 ha\ang been issued by the Secretary of the Interior), the 

 project was presented too late for action, hence the work, so 

 far as the Smithsonian Institution is concerned, has been 

 necessarily postponed. 



As opportunity offered, the preparation of the bibliogi-aphy 

 of the Pueblo Indians was continued by Mr. Hodge, who 

 also represented the Smithsonian Institution as a member 

 of the United States Geographic Board, and the Bureau of 

 American Ethnology at the meetings of the Smithsonian 

 advisory committee on printing and publication. 



Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, ethnologist, having been detailed 

 to continue the excavation and repair of prehistoric ruins in 



