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among the living Hopi for many years afterward, his field excur- 

 sions now became mainly archeological. From 1895 until 1901 the 

 scene of these investigations was in and near the Hopi country in 

 Arizona. 



It was during the summer of 1895 that he made a survey of the 

 ruins along the Rio Verde and excavated at the Hopi ruins of 

 Awatobi and Sikyatki. His collection of specimens from the latter 

 sites contains some of the finest examples of the ceramic art ever 

 found in the Southwest. While conducting the Sikyatki investiga- 

 tions Doctor Fewkes fostered the beginnings of a renaissance in 

 Hopi pottery making. Nampeo, a young woman from the village 

 of Hano, was a constant visitor at the scene of the excavations and 

 was so fascinated by the beauty of the pottery being unearthed that 

 she began copying the forms and style of decoration. As a result 

 of Doctor Fewkes' encouragement and advice she was so successful in 

 her endeavors that other women turned to the ancient wares for 

 their inspiration. From that time to the present day the pottery 

 made in the various villages has been distinctly of the Sikyatki style. 



The field seasons of 1896 and 1897 were spent in the Little Colo- 

 rado and upper Gila districts. The excavations conducted at that time 

 furnished data for the most elaborate and extensive reports yet 

 printed on the region. Doctor Fewkes had no sooner reached the 

 field in 1898 than the whole Hopi area was swept by an epidemic of 

 smallpox and he was forced to return to Washington. 



In the autumn of 1899 his attention was temporarily diverted from 

 archeological researches when he returned to the Hopi villages to 

 complete some of the ethnological studies begun in earlier years. He 

 spent the winter living with the Indians and obtained much valuable 

 information which appeared in subsequent reports on their cere- 

 monies. The spring of 1900 found him continuing his reconnaissance 

 of Arizona ruins. The following year was devoted to a study of the 

 information obtained in the field and the preparation of a report 

 on his work. He did find time, however, to make a trip into western 

 Texas and northern Chihuahua, Mexico, during the summer of 1901. 

 While in Mexico he visited the ruins known as Casas Grandes and 

 made what at that time was the most critical and extensive study of 

 them ever attempted. 



As a result of the Spanish-American War considerable popular and 

 scientific interest was focused on Cuba, Porto Rico, and the West 

 Indies, and Doctor Fewkes was among those who desired to conduct 

 investigations in the area. Accordingly he devoted portions of the 

 years 1902, 1903, and 1904 to researches in the islands. The region 

 furnished him much in the way of specimens and information and he 

 was able to prepare an extensive report dealing with his discoveries. 



