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Show University of New Mexico anthropologists, headquartering at Whitcrocks, who arc studying ancient an-cient and modern Indian cultures of the Uintah Basin include, from left to right, seated, front: Morton Sloan, Ernie Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jones; seated, second row, Jim Garner and Jack Fried; standing, Beatrice Medicine, Bill Wood, Dr. Florence Hawlcy and her daughter, Donita. New Mexico Group Eyes Ute Culture An anthropological expedition from the University of New Mexico Mex-ico established headquarters at Whiterocks Friday night preparatory prepar-atory to conducting several weeks study of ancient and modern mod-ern Uintah Basin Indian culture. The group of ten is headed by Dr. Florence Hawley, a nation ally recognized anthropologist. In the field of anthropology, studies in the Uintah Basin have been limited; accordingly, the New Mexico group will establish estab-lish locations and do preliminary work for future research. " Primarily the scientists will attempt to ascertain the'apparcnt relationship of the early inhabitants inhabi-tants of the Basin with the present-day Utcs and the Indian tribes of the southwest. Also, data will be collected as to the adaptation of the Utcs to modern mod-ern conditions, their government and social life. The anthropological theory is advanced that the ancestors of the Shoshone division of North American Indians of which the Utcs, Paiute and Goshute- tribes are branches, came into the area about two centuries B. C, and that through subsequent migrations migra-tions a relationship exists between be-tween the Shoshone division and the Indians of the southwest, represented by the Hopis. Eight anthropological students, Dr. Hawley and her 9-year-old daughter "comprise the expedition. expedi-tion. Traveling by private cars, an army truck, for rough going, and a trailer equipped for cooking, cook-ing, the party is completing the last leg of a research journey that headed out of New Mexico on June 14. 1 |