Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-23

? seen IN the foundations of the 'Oldes'
characteristic Of indian architecture
beIore the art of making adobe
bricks was learned from the
Spaniards; Identical with the frag-
House and under the Qualifications OF
Fort Marcy. also Identical with those
that we have discovered In the curse
OF our excavations az Perage, prehis-
toric San I~ldefonso. the ruin that Is cut
through by the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad a mile north of its
iron bridge. Abiquiu and Ojo Caliente.
These walls evidently survived the
partial destruction OF the Palace in
1850.
None OF these towns were occupied
at the time when the Santa Fe val
ley was first seen by white men. All
were In ruins but the evidences at hand
justify the belief that If one could
have stood upon the spot where the
city nov stands. looking east from
the site Of the Church of Dur Lady Of
Guadalupe, five hundred years ago,
there would have been seen on what
we call Fort Marcy hill. an Indian
town OF considerable size, consisting of
one large terraced pueblo and one or
more smaller buildings near by, a kiva
or sanctuary Of the hill side; south
Of the river, on uan Miguel slope, a
HFffNt Hh1ffO AMh EtF u nAHHf anu |
passing back and forth from these
two towns TO the river. then consider |
ably larger than now, the water car |
fierH with their Ollas on their heads. |
In the fore ground. where the his
toric Old Palace has undergone the
vicissitudcs of nearly three centuries
would have been seen a cluster OF
ruined walls and rounded mounds. the
remains Of an earlier town, over
- f.I o.-a - -. ILL., -.-. LFl
Santa Fe We're dOubtlessly built.
such is our conception of 'Prehis-
toric Santa Re and for it there is
abundant documentary and %archaeo-
evidence. In this form IL will
presented BY Carl Lotave in the
first Of a cycle Of paintings now being
executed for the historic corridor n
he Archaeological Museum in the Ole
representing the principal
OF the civilization Of this place.
1t is of the greatest Importance
an archaeological remains un- 7.
in works OF building and
in and about Santa Fe be
'arctully preserved. This Is especially "A
70 OF skeletons for no other evidence |
hrows so much light on the problems
u the earliest inhabitants Of this re- u
the ancestry of the Pueblo In {
and kindred questions. 1t is :
ipp'h Lndt ali SuCn remain Will he L.
llaced IN the Museum where they can o
'e scientifically studied and their va :
nc made known. Otherwise, they are +
utterly lost. The museum and WHAT r
contains belongs to all the people :
{ exists solely for their benefit and il q
II JON IN It's upbuilding it can be- :,
oine q great institution for public =
ducation. g
when remains are found, If the
luseum Is notified, a member Of its :,
iaff VIII 20 AT once to assist in fe-
oNering them and preparing them for ;
smoVal. Valuable specimens are =
ften damaged beyond recovery by i
r~feless OF unskilled handling. and. I,
borrower, in every case there are cer- .
IN observations that should be made u
2 the ground while the specimen Is
place. by one who Is accustomed to o
zen work In the study OF ancient L
nothing Is more instructive than y
he phenomena connected with burial o
the position IN which the body was
AGED. the method Of wrapping. the Al
sposition OF objects about the dead. III
- people gave expression to their II
.uughts concerning those questions n
aich ave been through all ages, as
are today, the ones most COM
Ming and most battling to the hu-
an mind. II viewed in this light a
.eleton or mummy oaeses to be sim
y an object Of morbid curiosity and
comes one Of serious. thoughtful in
rest"