Missouri Basin Chronology Program Statements Nos. 1-5

This document includes the first five chronology program statements for the Missouri Basin Project. The Program, as it now stands, was developed during the winter of 1958 by the Personnel of the Missouri Basin Project, Smithsonian Institution; the laboratory of Anthropology, University of Nebraska; and the Nebraska State Historical Society; all of Lincoln, Nebraska; and the National Park Service, Region Two Office, in Omaha, Nebraska. Concern for an over-all program of chronology grew out of an attempt to select radiocarbon samples from crucial sites in the Basin. It was realized that any one-dimensional effort would not provide the sort of answers needed to solve the array of current problems. At this juncture, the feasibility of undertaking a series of integrated, region-wide, chronological studies was discussed at length. As a result, a number of committees were formed to investigate existing resources and to plan for future action. Cooperation is solicited from all institutions and individuals working in the Missouri Basin area. Enthusiastic response came from all, and 20 institutions, represented by 34 individuals, have or will have some part in the Program.本文件收录了密苏里河流域项目（Missouri Basin Project）的前五项编年规划方案说明。本现行规划方案由以下机构团队于1958年冬季共同制定：史密森学会密苏里河流域项目组、内布拉斯加大学人类学实验室、设于内布拉斯加州林肯市的内布拉斯加州历史学会，以及设于内布拉斯加州奥马哈市的美国国家公园管理局第二区域办公室。启动此项综合性编年规划的初衷，源于从密苏里河流域关键遗址中筛选放射性碳测年样本的尝试。当时团队意识到，单一维度的研究无法为解决当前一系列相关问题提供所需的解答。在此关键节点，团队就开展一系列综合性、全区域编年研究的可行性进行了详尽研讨。据此，多个专项委员会相继成立，旨在调研现有资源并规划后续行动方案。本规划现向所有在密苏里河流域开展相关工作的机构与个人征集合作。各方反响热烈，目前已有34位代表来自20家机构参与或即将参与本规划的相关工作。