New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
COBB DESERT HAS
GIVEN UP SECRETS
Andrews Expedition Ddves Into
Dim Past

Picking. Aug 1S.-tF-Men armed
with weapons of stone and women
adorned with the spoils of the hunt
lived 10000 years ago in what is
now the Cobb desert, relics discover
ed BY the Central Asiatic expendition
led by DR.. Roy Chapman Andrews
indicate.
Thousands of relics showed the
numerous phases of the stone age
culture to which these dune dwellers
had attained. Trace of human beings
dating back $1,000 years have been
found previously in the same district.
These people were wonderfully
clever" DR.. Andrews said. They
lived apparently in a transition
period between the old and new
stone ages. The countryside was
saturated with people and they hunt
ed and iished in the lakes and
streams and built shelters on the
dunes Of skins, bark and tlmbers.
There are great areas Of traces or
these people. who lived Whereabouts
for thousands of years"
At the time they lived in the area
It was a fertile land with trees and
lakes and plentiful annual rainfall,
Crude implements showed that
man was beginning to reach with
stone results which formerly accom-
plished solely with hands. Bones
indicated the race subsisted chiefly
on bird and frogs. There were traces
Of a breed of horses and asses in
dicating that they used beasts OF
burden.
Women wore necklaces of fox
teeth and bone rings on their
fingers or in their ears. For
weapons, the men had stone knives
and arrow and spear heads OF flint
and agate. They pierced these with
stone drills.
Brieands and sandstorms were the
chief obstacles to the expedition.
Brigands beset the explorers early
in their drive westward from kalgan.
The maurauders appeared in the
guise Of friendly soldiers and invited
the expedition to tea, but the rusf
did not work for when the motorized
caravan rolled up to the spot select
ed by the brisands. the chauiteurs
were speeding the automobiles Ut
and every man that had his hands
free grasped a rifle. The marauders
mounted horses and gave chase, bu'
were quickly outdistanced.
Sand came more nearly to hating
the expedition than the brigands
DIR. Andrews said the weather was
the worst he had ever encountered
In April and May the party was be
sieged day and night for six Week:
by terrific sand storms. the fine
flinty grains penetrating the trghtes
wrappings and most closely fitted
cases. At times it was impossible Il
leave the tents and the autom oblle!
of the party were almost covered II
sand drifts. Conditions became 81
severe that some of the Mongol
threatened to commit suicide.
DIR. Andrews discomfort was in
creased when he accidentally sho
himself in the leg. The sand got int
the surgical and medical supplies
making it difficult for DIR. J. A
Perez to treat and dress the wound
The colossal beast whose bone
were found ate himself out OF exist
ence. said DR.. Walter Granger. chic
paleontologist. he said the discover.
was the greatest in his 81 years o
scientific experience. The beast wa
vegetarian, eating chiefly III
smaller branches of trees.
The beast lived on the fat OF III
land OF ITS BIRTH he explained. II
grew larger and larger with eacl
succeeding generation until after
million year it became SO roly-pol
that II could no longer navigate. J
finally gave up the ghost. havin
eaten itself out of existence becaus
it was too enormous for any earth
ly use"
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