Graham guardian., 1901-10-04

/ Xxx 3-S inches.
While many skulls are fount
in Peru showing similar to this
this is, so far as my observation
and reading goes the only one o
the kind ever found in the United
States, and in connection Will
another and older skull which
described in this, opens up new
field Of study and observation.
All these ancient skulls show {
flattening df one or the other side
Of the ocipital bone, probably due
to the method Of carrying when
infants. The skulls are symmctri
cal, showing, in connection with
the facial angle, a high degree OF
intelligence.
The skulls were found in shelves
but one was found under vast
accumulation Of debris which diff.
fered from the others in all i'm
portant respect. 1t was extremely
deficient in frontal development.
If the hair grew as forward as nor
NAL the forehead would not be an
inch high. The facia! angle was
almost as far off the perpendicular
as the anthropoid. The diameter
through the zygomatal diameter is
very great in proportion, being
5 l-2 inches while for the external
edge of the orbital cavities is but
3 81 inches, and the forehead
measures but 2 81 inches, across.
A skull of similar sIze found in
the same cave measured 4 IL
inches through the zygomatical
diameter and 1 inches across eye
orbits.
Another striking feature is the
great development of the supra,
orbital ridge which is l-3 to II
that Of the cave man, Preference
from memory. The skull is of a
very old person as the median
suture is oblitcrated. forming a
ridge, the teeth were worn to the
gums and the corresponding BIZ
cuspids on the right side were
both gone, evidently the result Of
a blow. The brain capacity Of this
skull is exactly G2 cubic inches.
Mr.. Stafford also has the skull Of
what was big chief or Medicine
man, found with the skeleton was
a matt, on it was IL perforated
disks Of paint (yellow ochre) each
IKE inches, l bowl, ] ola, both
small and full of trinkets and
seeds, one bundle of deer sinew,
two pairs of fine woven sandals,
made Of Yucca fiber showing rails
ed figures, | horn comb, | comb Of
mesquite wood, woven platters,
3 small jars with handles, one paint
pot, l string beads, shell and tur-
quois, with two carved images
each about one inch long, | brace
let and ring Of wood and a piece
of leather which was around fig
ure.
At Arsenic Springs, 35 miles
south of the first mentioned caves,
and where there are some 500 Of
these cliff house, all facing to the
south, he found several ancient
ollas, seven jars with incinderated
bones, food jar with the food and
gourd spoon still in it, sandals,
baskets, bows and arrows, a "gee"
string, of Yucca fiber, baby cradle,
baby sandal, string Of beads of
shell and turquois, a deer bone
scraper handle, perforated with a
5-S inch round hole, two small
animal figures, one of porphyry
and one of very hard, light
green, CLASSY stone, both perforat-
ed and about inches long. skin
dressing tools of bone, bone and
stone knives, two stone axes, two
arrow stones, one stearate polish.
ing stone and large fragment of
good woven cotton cloth, q cotton
ball in Il tiny Ola, woven head
pads for carrying ollas, larges
bows, medicine sticks, weaving
sticks, Il piece of cooked and dried
pumpkin and other trinkets.
One Of the animal image found,
which is about 81 inches long, and
a pipe, which is 8 inches long and
about IA inches in diameter,
round with stem hold in the end,
are of Catlinite, or red pipe stoncs
AS the only place on earth where
this stone is found is in southwest
it shows that there was
a commerce between the ancients
extending so far.
All in all it is the most remark
able finds ever made in Arizona.
Mr.. Stafford is already negotiating
with scientists in the East, but l
think the collection should be Sc
cured for the Territory as too
many of our archaeological treas
ures are gong out never to return. |
DIR. A. +. BoNNEY.