Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-23
JEWELLERS
WERE DIFFERENT
FROM PUEBLO
ANCIENT SKELETON OF
WOMAN PROVES THEORY
Discovery of Remains of One
OF Earliest Denizens of
Southwest Brings interest
ing Statement From Hewett.

Especial correspondence 10 Morning .Iournail
sahts r., y. ~. Juno ga skele-
ton found in making an excavation
ior Prof. MoileyAs house on Ia GARTH
hill, was turned over to the Museum
of American Archaeology, ana Direc-
tor Edgar l. Hewett after making an
examination Of the specimen has
made the following statement con
corning IL.
The skeleton is that of an Indian
woman, probably under twenty wears
ot age at death Tho cranium and
some Of the long bones were recov-
erea. The stature was low, not to
exceed five feet. and the muscular
development rather small. The teeth
were in good condition. the fun num-
Der being present. the wisdom teeth
having the appearance Of having been
recently cut. The skull is greatly
ilattened al the back on the righ,
side. This artificial reformation Of
the skull was characteristic Of all the
ancient tribes of the Rio Grande val
Icy. IT was doubtless caused bv the
binding of the head upon the cradle
board in infancy. It is a typical doll
eucephalic skull; The long, narrow type
This is Of especial interest because OF
the fact that the Pueblo Indians of
A hfHAH AHL ia tAAAlti4HN0NIlIA 0
brachycephaiic; chort. broad headed.
there being from fifteen TO twenty-
rive per cent. OF the other tvpe
among them. II was upon this char
aetcristlc that we were able to deter
mime that the ancient cliff dwelIers
and mesa dweiiers of the Pajarlto
Plateau west OF the Rio Grande were
NOT i~ndentical with the Pueblo Indians
Inc former having been a perfectly
pure stock. n hundred pei cent
dolicocephalic. while the pucblos are
4 mixed stock bat preduminantly
..rnchNcUpiralic short. broad headed.
under Mr.. Marlcy's house conforms
exactly in type with others that have
found In making excavations
about the old Palace. This fact would
seem TO relate the inhabitants of pre-
historic santa re 70 the ancient Paj-
tfliins the name we have given
.o the pre- historic culture west Of the
'f" t~iraudel more closely than the
modern Pueblos. Il would be most
Interesting il il should be found that
ancient culture ages ago over
'prcad the entire Rio Grande valley.
u would now practically establish :
ad that the Puchlos are composed Of a
train or The bid paiaritan stock 10 J
which was added "A much stronger I
train from somewhere elst. The older !
allure prevailed and survives in I
great part to the present time. he
Ause the climatic conditions OF the q
lme and place naturally tended 20 I
ne establishment Of Pueblos habft- Il
node OF life social order and religion. {
But the physical character, and pro- e
ABLY the language OF the newcomers y
lreNailed In his connection. Mr.. .
harrington has recently made the in q
ensely interesting discovery (an e.
.ounced in the current number OF the Ii
.meri -an AnthropoioElstl in that z
is striking similarity between 4
nc ot thc Pueblo dialects and the e.
Nowa ~ the Great Plains ii
The Trwa name for the site where n
anita he now stands was Kuapogc.
roWa The place of the she'll beads /,
ear the watcrl and "a large terraced y,
'uehlo stood on the Fort Marcy hin. N
here the military hroustwOrks have -,
ng covered Dos uincd walls a small =,
I Pueblo. latter called .Nnalcu' IAN \
a Nahua OF Aztec word. att. n
aicf. nallt. The other Side. ca. ot4 I,
Dan iur other side of the wator'1 ~,
south off the RIO Santa Fo. on Y,
lr site uf san Miguel church Some ~
'4rS - T called attention TO the ~
THAT portions of its wallis still "'
MIST fn UNn foundations OF the so-tali-
7 oldest house in santa Fee built ~
pom tho ruins uf the Indian pueblo Nt
lft ln Che seventeenth century. We ~
lm Know that a third Pueblo existed al
very early times To the valley north IS
the rtor There DIS an ancient hurry th
x ground under the hack part of ne
10 oI4 Palace and the alterations OF &C.
t huNliuE necessary for the uur- ui
'-cs o. p museum disclosed within 81
re- massive wall of the central axis
fiIHn7 ol ru ancient puddlrd wall nl
enis 81 puiulcd walls formcly 60 D. tri