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COLLECTIONS M.\DIC BY THE EX- 

 PEDITION' 



Our collections have all safely 

 reached New Haven. They con- 

 sist in large part of the bone^ of 

 the people who built and lived 

 in Machu Picchu. of the pits- 

 herds, pots, and bronzes found 

 there, and of the geological, oste- 

 ological, and paleontological ma- 

 terial collected in the vicinity of 

 Cuzco, of geological specimens 

 from other parts of Peru, and 

 of 2.500 photographs taken with 

 the 3A Special and No. 4 Pana- 

 ram Kodaks. 



In a broad geographical sense 

 the results of Dr. Eaton's col- 

 lecting is one of the most im])or- 

 tant and interesting features of 

 the expedition. In the vicinity 

 of Cuzco Dr. Eaton secured the 

 skeletons of probably 20 individ- 

 uals. At J\Iachu Picchu more 

 than 60 individuals were exca- 

 vated, and at Choqquequirau ten. 



With these ancient denizens of 

 southern Peru were found a 

 number of bronze metal objects, 

 including pins, knives, forceps, 

 and some very attractive pieces 

 of pottery. Although Dr. Eaton 

 was technically the osteologist of 

 the expedition, his work lay in 

 a variety of fields. 



Invertebrate fossils were col- 

 lected from the hills overlooking 

 the town of Payta, Peru, and the 

 site of an ancient cemetery at 

 Pascasmayo was visited. 



Vertebrate fossils were obtained from 

 sedimentary gravels in the Huancaro 

 Quebrada. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Acknowledgments are due to the 

 United States government for kind of- 

 fices in connection with securing requi- 

 site privileges in Peru and for the loan. 

 on the part of the Army, of a detached 

 service chest, which enabled us to have 

 the use of an abundant supply of medi- 

 cines and of a complete set of surgical 

 instruments : 



To the Peruvian governm.ent for many 

 favors and courtesies, including the free 



THE SAN FRANCISCO PLAZA: CUZCO 



A corner of the Cuzco market, showing venders of 

 vegetables and fire-wood. Dr. Xelson, the surgeon of 

 the expedition, took many photographs of men and 

 women in the market-place and on the streets of Cuzco 

 (see text, pages 561, 562). 



entry of all our equipment and supplies, 

 the assignment to our party of members 

 of the Army whenever necessary, and 

 the permission to bring all of our collec- 

 tions to this countrv. 



To Mr. W. L. Aiorkill and the other 

 ofificials of the Peri.v'ian corporation and 

 the Southern Railway of Peru for many 

 courtesies, including the free use of their 

 railway and telegraph lines. 



To the President and Faculty of the 

 University of Cuzco, who aided us in 

 numerous ways and whose many cour- 

 tesies included not only hospitable en- 

 tertainment at houses of the professors, 

 but assistance in finding interesting 



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