Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . at that place ; the recent reconnoissance wasundertaken primarily for the purpose of gaining- definite informationregarding the remaining ruins before their final destruction wasaccomplished by removal of the elevations which concealed in time and handicai)ped by unfavorable local conditions,the expedition was less successful than had been anticipated ; theresults obtained, however, establish a similarity between the ancientParagonah habitations and those previously exposed in Beaver andneighboring- valley
Expeditions organized or participated in by the Smithsonian . at that place ; the recent reconnoissance wasundertaken primarily for the purpose of gaining- definite informationregarding the remaining ruins before their final destruction wasaccomplished by removal of the elevations which concealed in time and handicai)ped by unfavorable local conditions,the expedition was less successful than had been anticipated ; theresults obtained, however, establish a similarity between the ancientParagonah habitations and those previously exposed in Beaver andneighboring- valleys and tend to show that the builders of the westernUtah ruins were more closely related to the house-building peoplesof other sections of the Southwest than has been generally susjjected. One of the largest and at the same time one of the least disturbedof the Paragonah mounds was selected as a type for dimensions were approximately 100 by 300 feet: its average Misc. Coll., Vol. 66, No. 3, 1915, pp. 64-71. T04 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 66. v>^/
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