Archaeological 
To Conduct 
In Chiriqul 
[ Br. Alexander Wetmore, secre- 
i taryd£ the Smithsonian Institu¬ 
tion in Washington, D.C., was in 
i Panama today to conduct hiolo- 
I ^icai studies in continuation of 
work done the past two years in 
i the eastern Darien area and to 
[ work with Dr, Matthew W, Stir- | 
j ling in his archeological studies 
[ in Parita. , . ! 
In connection with the work ! 
being conducted by Dr. Stirling I 
who was drawn to Panama by 
the, discovery, of mammduthj 
guaeasin * * * 1 
co 
i; 
e 
Mi < ’^ ne archeological work is be 
rginnmg propitiously, but it is'" 
j too early to make a: definite 
! foment relative to our finds.’’ 
1 While he declined to discuss 
; any early culture which the 
findings might reveal, Dr. Wet- 
more did state that the finds 
‘are of importance.” 
| ^ As mead of the Smithsonian, 
Dr. Wetmore said that he is in 
'.‘first, on matters rela- 
f 0 the laboratory on Barro 
Island” which has been 
under the direction of the Insti¬ 
tution since 1 M 6 . 
met aid he would go to Parita 
W ! completing conferences 
witn Dr. James Zetek, who di- 
rec ts studies on Barro Colorado 
as u.S. DeGartnimt of Agricul- 
gist on the Canal 
lr 
flffc other officials, 
of the Army,” relative to 
o Colorado activitv. ' 
s td spend' two 
nd, ■/ ; : 
c/cre leaving for the 
States April 8, Dr. Wetmore 
said , he expected to carry on 
biological studies " with 
W. i\l. Perrygo of the Smithsdn- 
ran. J hese studies will be prin- 
eipally coneerned with birds in 
Herr el a and Los Santos an d will 
be a continuation of the work he 
accomplished in 1946 and 1947 r 
