Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-26
..rouR BURIED CITIES"
p..u,,ful Pottery, Strangely Deco
r.,ea. Found in Ancient Arizona
washington LelleT'


washington letter.
Tho Smithsonian institution Will soo'.
publish a most interesting account
p,,o,,ons recently made near WIN
- Ar,z under its auspices, the result
80 which was the discovery Oh inan'
.,,,as NJ archaeological Importance ~
Ta,ter Fewkes had charge OIL
,;xoino which unearthed poruons
-,Ira of four ancient ana lohs JUL
en M THE aboriginal inhabitants
49, region have traditions 10 lne the
thet the towns in question w. -
duelling places of remote ances.o; nci-
their own, and the nnos i oor, 10
uen ' ,bat this belief is presumably CO
ano" Tn IN a comparatively recent ua..
re-" lila of the ruined buildings rose -
Considerable height but the Mo- Co.,
a oonstructing the nearby Suhse. 80
"a u, itsaIf in ruins, utilized inc S''N'
for their houses. ~ 90 which
10 o. ~ these buried cities, 10 "nlon
~ most careful study was siNeH'
evidently a pueblo or great ei-, ,,ozas
rectangular shape, and lnclosIne S,, I'd
From this ancient rum now .oipan seve-
rloHi huge mound, were taken sew
oli1 ,drad beautiful objects OF pr
t ,aI bandiwork. They were ootaiheS
i His'o ~ Metropolis, or burial place
~ nuehlo. in the very SHADOW VI -r,od
tle pa we're inferred, not being carrleu
tue 80 anv distance. Almost ever
,ra,,e was indicated by nat slone ~
hicb Law above skeleton H,,rd
,hesa stones were perforated WIN The
oval or square holes. sum- ubna
bodies were extendeu a. 80 ~ the
others had their knees drawn up ~
breast. .s we're obtained
- hore strange designs, iiios''y
ranrasenting NEUROLOGICAL u,ius .,,a
t.,s Tbeir significance, as nluslIatine
~ mythology OF the people W -
the nottery belonged. is ascertailia0'e -
soroa extent from the TRADITIONS ot'i 49,
rent among the living aDoIleins' the
design. wholly unique, Is palilteu tne
| bottom of bowl On ono or, Of a
,,,ar and below. in the interior oi .no
n,I ore two footprints, as IL the hi
- leaned into the receptacle. FROM
nc. .i a line OF footprints EXTENDS aciosS
tha bottom of the bowl. enolhg az t1
oos,ta rim behind a figure OF the lo"es
~ and legs of man craving ou' VI
| .ha howl on the opposite SIDE. ,.,.
Anotber piece of pottery. foot-odsiIi'
| e. figure OF a spider, represen'ine VIZ
genealogical Spider Woman. she 10 a
earth goddess, bride OF the sun anu
mother of the twin war gous. ,.r,
-, I'm Elevations. DR.. Fewkes draws the
| Conclusion that the people VINO iiiAaD'1
"a these buried cities were OF shor'
stature with heads more or less oe-
| sorned nv pressure in infancy lhey
lived in pueblos constructed OF clay OF
store. raised crops of corn, melons, anu
| couashes and cultivated cotton anu
made garments of yucca cotton any
nadar fihres. For ornaments, tney wore
| she'll bone. and turquoise VariouSly
| worked The most elaborate loi ihS Va
| these ornaments were sheh Gnu ~,
ouoise incrustations on "oou, "a
! canneI coal. or bone. Both sexes hau
/ orr,iets wristlets, and fnger-rings MADE
~ marine shells, sometimes inlaid with
| stona They made b9sketry nke thdt
manufactured at the sMokt pueolos' anu
wrapped their dead in coarse Haltihs
THE nriests made elaborate prayer
| sticks. some Of which were seVeral iee'
long. and painted them with yeio"'
green. blue, red, white, ana niach pls-
ments the same as those used py 'nei,
descendants. They priced Tor cereihollial
nurposes quartz, crystals, stone con-
cretions. and fragments OF opsiolan
Thev were acquainted with bells made
~ conner. They had rattles or sea
shells. and wore fringes OF shells on lhe
margins Of their garments. In cere'
monials they made use or stone siaoS
painted with animals.
The warriors were armed Win bows
and arrows tipped with stone ana oo'
sidian points. They had clubs, stone
hammers. and axes. They made needles
bodkins. and avis Of bird bones, antelope
tibiae and ribs which they SOMETIMES
carved in imitation OF animals. Inc
women were adopts in the manufacture
Of earthenware vessels. Wnicn theS
decorated with elaborate figures II
several colors. They were familiar VIII
the art OF glazing pottery, and prac
tIced etching OF the same 10 very
limited extent They buried their deae
! hst beyond the outer home walls, anC
deposited with them various you've OIL
ferings, pottery. basketry' ceremonia
J and other paraphernalia, having mrs
painted the face and wrapped the BODY
| in mating. The symbols on their pot
terv indicate that they recognized tn
sun and spider as powerful deities. The.
worshipped the rain. clouds. lightning
snake. tadpole, frog, and various mythi
birds. They entertained an idea OF
fu,ure life. and associated the dead will
rain gods. With the deceased they de
posited votive offerings In FOOD vessels
and buried costly property with the de
| funct