Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-07
NOTED SAvANT TO
STUDY POTTERY: IN
NEW MEXICO
Explorer of Egyptian Tomosr
Student Of ESQuimoS and Fa-
nous Writer Arrives in Santa
Fe to Spend Winter,

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h 10 IN. uorn,n. I-no,,
Ispecial "sr NJ ~ ua,tma
SAINT" re- '
studied the 'oihp9 VI hsSP' Nihss
and found EsquimeauX remains in
icv Labrador, A. V. Kidder, explorer.
arehaeoIogist, writer, instructor of
anthropology at Harvard University,
cjub nan and now a student again,
comes to santa Fe to spend the win
ter bordering over Pajaritan pottery
which he expects to find as interest
ing as any II his pursuits along the
Nile land of romance or in the frozen
north of the American continent.
Tall. Of powerful frame, handsome,
Young and ambitious, Mr.. Ktdder is
a refreshing example of the Ameri-
can. born with 9 silver spoon in his
mouth, vet willing TO WELD the pick
and shovel in the interests OF science.
Accompanied by Mrs. kldder, who
is ef a prominent Massachusetts fam
ily, he has already begun work here
TO get his Doctors degree from Har-
ward, and, although in no way con-
nected with the Archaeological school
here, he has been given permission by
Director Hewett 70 pursue ms stud
les Of pottery cf the Paiarltan region.
Four years ago Mr.. Ktdder visited
the Mesa Verde III Colorado and the
Puy cliffs, and in 1907 and 1908 he
worked on the distribution of the
southwest pottery.
Goes TO Egypt.
Mr.. Kidder spent the winter of 1908
and 1903 along the Nile, in Egypt,
studying the field methods Of the ex-
cavators. He was accompanied by
his father, A. a. kidder, the Boston
banker, and his mother, Mrs: Kidder.
He spent some time studying the
tombs of the kings at Luxor, opposite
Thebcs' IN 70 degrees north latitude.
While the glory OIL Ihepes TO-DAY is
It's ancient temples, Luxor also enjoys
the presence OF q very famous tenn
pie Where interesting. excavations
have been made by scientists from all
over the world.
1t IS easier TO eNcaVate in Egypt
than in this country said Nj. Kid
der in discussing his Nile trip, for in
Egypt n can get good and husky
workmen Ior to cents a day and
they board themselves. Their diet Is
airy brown bread ahd onions. whereas
IN thls country, Indlans are paid vi
TO $l.o0 a uay ana given thelr a
besides.
visits Labrador.
Mr.. Kldder returned to this u
Try n taught a~nthropology last win
ter ct Harvard. This spring he Wis
lted NeW4oundland u Labrador in
company with Professor Fernald, the
distinguished botanist. The object OF
the expedition IN Labrador was to try
10 locate the settlement Of Left Eric
me Morse dlscoVerer, Who went
5salgIi lor new ldla . the west Whleh
ng5rHI ~llSiJulsoh hau slghled IN 9Sb
ana reaGhlhg lahd' Wen ashore az
seVer'i places AT Che OF thesc, Eric
try Yinland and o o returned to
greenland. me site OF his landiail
and OF his winter quarters have been
Vafiously identified by antiquarians
as the Labrador, the Newfoundland
and thu New England coasts. The
facts as regards the voyage are re- |
in the Icelandic "sagas,'' the
substantial trustworthiness of which |
is now generally accepted.
Mr.. Kidder end Professor Ferna1d
not successful i'm finding the re- |
mains OF Ericscn's site. but found
rather an old fisbtown dating hark
To The wear 1e00 vot tho h-otanfcaI
conditions as described in the saga-
were Identical Mr. Kidder also found
Esquimeaux remains 5oo r,ilcr south |
of any mat have bcretnfore Ron
found on nonnrto,, 49, 49,
inc tbot ~ -,
gr9d,,au,. -9auiine%u n"Sc -
tile trihcS Pu9ieu n"iNi"aiu ny nos
~Dlseusslng his work here this WIN