Abstract
ANTHROPOLOGICAL Papers, Numbers 13–18, have been recently published by the Smithsonian Institution (Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 128). These include “The Mining of Gems and Ornamental Stones by American Indians”, “Iroquois Suicide”, “Tonawanda Longhouse Ceremonies”, “The Quichua–speaking Indians of the Province of Imbabura”, “Arc Processes in Birchbark of the River Desert Algonquin” and “Archaeological Reconnaissance of Southern Utah”. The last of these, by J. H. Steward, will appeal especially to archaeologists interested in the ancient history of the New World. The article is based on the surveys of Judd (1926) and Steward (1933 and 1936), and deals with a culture apparently based on that of the Basket–maker Pueblo peoples of the San Juan River basin. A large number of sites were visited and are described, and the material culture found in them is catalogued and illustrated. Painted pottery, naturally, occurred as well as flint implements. It is a pity, however, that these latter are so inadequately figured—mere outlines of the tools being all that is given. An interesting series of rock–drawings was also discovered, showing conventionalized figures of animals and human beings, as well as signs of various kinds, including the spiral.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
American Anthropology. Nature 148, 560 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148560c0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/148560c0