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g 11 1 St Ji m m0 m Sincere thanks go to all members of the staff, both regular and volunteer, for an exemplary performance, carried out under the most d ifficu lt conditions. When camp was set up in September, 19 62, the temper­ature was 117° F. by late December and in January, 19 62, the temperature had dropped to zero. Very fin e, windblown dust was a constant factor. Although there were very few "id ea l" days for field work, the morale of the group never wavered. Assigned duties were carried out with competence, imagina­tion and a w illingness that belied the con­ditions under which we generally worked. No one could have expected or received greater support. The success of the field work is due to these efforts. When I agreed to undertake the d i­rection of the Tule Springs project, it seemed obvious to me that, because of the complex problems to be met and solved, and the frequently emotional approach to Early Man studies in the W estern Hemisphere, it would be advisable to have the benefit o f the ex ­perience and knowledge of some of the recog­nized experts in the fie ld . I therefore appoint­ed a seven member advisory committee. Each member visited the site at least tw ice and on % each v is it, our problems and progress were explained. The appointment of the advisory committee proved to be a w ise decision, for, in our field work at Tule Springs, we benefited greatly from their advice and suggestions. I highly recommend this procedure for similar projects undertaken in the future. Members of the advisory committee were: Dr. J. Desmond Clark, University of California, Berkeley; Dr. Emil Haury, Uni­versity of Arizona; Dr. Robert F. H eizer, U niversity of California, Berkeley;Dr. A lex D. Krieger, U niversity of Washington; Dr. W illard F. Libby, U niversity of California, Los Angeles; Dr. Chester Longwell, U. S. G eological Survey, Menlo Park; and Dr. H. M . Wormington, the Denver Museum of N at­ural History. I wish to thank the members of the advisory committee for giving their valuable time to the Tule Springs project. It should be clearly understood that any statements about Early Man in the New World in this report do not necessarily reflect the individual or c o l­lective view s of the committee, who are in no way responsible for any errors in inter­pretation that might occur. Among the many distinguished visitors to the site, in addition to the members of the advisory committee were: Albert Spaulding, W illiam E. Benson, Gordon J. Fergusson, Mark R. Harrington, Carl L. Hubbs, Tomas Humphry, C. B. Hunt, J. D. Jennings, George F. Kennedy, John F. Lance, Robert C. Euler, Hansjurgen M uller-Beck, George M axey, Rodger Morrison, Bruno Sables, G. I. Smith, Claude N . Warren, S. Paranavitana and James B. G riffin. M m 13