SEVENTY-SEVENTfl ANNUAL REPORT 11 



the major attention during the winter months. The special chronol- 

 ogy program, begun two years ago, continued to receive attention 

 throughout the year. 



At the beginning of the fiscal year the permanent staff, in addition 

 to the chief, consisted of five archeologists, one administrative assist- 

 ant, one clerk-stenographer, one part-time file clerk, one clerk-typist, 

 one illustrator, one photographer, and three museum aides. Tem- 

 porary employees included one cook and six crewmen. 



During the summer field season one archeologist and one physical 

 anthropologist were temporarily added to the staff. During July, 11 

 additional crewmen were employed. The temporary archeologist 

 was terminated on August 28, and the temporary physical anthro- 

 pologist on August 21. All field crewmen were terminated during 

 the last week of August. 



On September 4, one permanent archeologist resigned to return to 

 graduate school, and on May 27 one permanent archeologist resigned 

 to join the staff at the University of Tennessee. On January 2, the 

 clerk-typist resigned, and on February 5, the clerk-stenographer re- 

 signed. On February 23, a clerk-stenographer joined the staff but 

 resigned on April 1 and was replaced on May 2. The file clerk was 

 transferred from part time to full time on June 27. The temporary 

 cook was transferred to laboratory assistant on September 1 and to 

 the permanent staff on January 2. During the period from April 2 

 to June 1, one archeologist was lent to the National Park Service to 

 conduct archeological excavations at Colonial I^ational Historical 

 Park, Yorktown, Va. 



At the end of the fiscal year there were three archeologists in addi- 

 tion to the chief, one administrative assistant, one file clerk, one clerk- 

 stenographer, one illustrator, one photographer, three museum aides, 

 and one laboratory assistant on the permanent staff, and 12 crewmen 

 on the temporary staff. 



During the year there were nine Smithsonian Institution Eiver 

 Basin Surveys field parties at work within the Missouri Basin. Two 

 were in the Oahe Eeservoir area, one in the Big Bend Eeservoir area, 

 and one (a mobile party) covered the Missouri Basin area in general 

 during July and August. Two small parties made investigations 

 during December and February in the Gavins Point Eeservoir area. 

 Two parties were excavating in the Oahe Eeservoir area and one in 

 the Big Bend Eeservoir area during June. 



Other fieldwork in the Missouri Basin during the year included 

 10 parties from State institutions operating under cooperative agree- 

 ments with the National Park Service and in cooperation with the 

 Smithsonian Institution in the Inter- Agency Archeological Salvage 

 Program. 



