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could be expanded to advantage to include how far apart the caves are, how large they are, who did the work, when, possibly the depth of the caves, stratigraphy, radiocarbon dates. In regard to the latter, I Included the date on the bag in the text, more in the way of filling out the paragraph on the item, and d o n ’t know if the date has been released; so strike it out If you see fit. Also, somewhere (probably the introduction) it would be useful to note the letter-number symbols of each cave and thus the specimen num­bers I include would allow one to tell from which cave the piece came. These are ideas that come to mind at present. I had hoped to see you and go over the manuscript, but now it will not be for at least 3 months. Nevertheless, it will be my first job on my return. I have boxed everything except a few of the large pieces and have stored them safely away. Dee will know where should you want any of it in the meantime. As for Mexico, I had not particularly thought I was going since I bad heard nothing regarding the work until well over a month after I had expressed an interest. In fact, I just deceived word a week ago and I am to leave this Saturday A.M., giving me just 10 days to try and clear up seemingly hundreds of loose ends, not to mention a TV appearance this Thursday evening. My application was quite a few weeks after the deadline, since I wanted to see my­self fairly clear of the academic requirements, and two others from UCLA received worfi several weeks ago; so when I didn’t get a reply I assumed pretty much that the jobs had all been fi 1 led. Happily, word came, but it has caused me to really scramble. I will be work­ing for the New World Archaeological Found at ion out of the town of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, in southern Mexico. We will be working primarily on preclassic sites, some 10 miles outside of town, but living in town in the ex-governors mansion with all the conveniences. I will be going down in a new U-wheel dfive $eep truck (has the motor in the cab, has only been run 900 miles to date) with two UCLA grad students and a former UCLA student, Joe Hester, who is teaching at San Jose State. We will be stopping at several sites on the way down and will spend a day in Mexico City while the Jeep is having its check up. I believe the job will be mainly supervising Mexican labor ers and taking notes on the work. I will be waiting with interest to hear of your finds. I know Dee is looking forward to her part of the work with you. I hope the late arrival of the manuscript has not inconvenienced you too much, but with UCLA off my mind now I hope to be freeer with my time in the future. The manuscript is coming under separate cover, but I am enclosing the two page summary so It will get to you as soon as possible. Best regards. Sincerely, Charles Rozaire Mr. Phil.C. Orr Nevada State Museum, Carson City, Nevada.