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been oriented, the burials being - located around the villages wherever 

 a suitable spot could be found. 



The houses were constructed of small irregular blocks of Triassic 

 sandstone laid up in the usual way and were probably in the main one 

 story in height. Debris around the villages is abundant. 



It is not possible to go into detail concerning the method of burial 

 practiced in these ruins, as the cemeteries had been rifled. From 

 observation of the excavations it was gathered that burial slabs were 

 used, that the ground is full of charcoal and ashes, and that some of 

 the skeletons were well preserved. My guide, who had worked the 

 ruins, informed nit that almost no shell, turquoise, or beads were 

 present. 



A portion of the specimens went to the Wattron collection, pur- 

 chased by the Field Columbian Museum of Chicago, and the subse- 

 quent collections were, on the writer's recommendation, purchased by 

 the Bureau of Fthnology. On this interesting collection the descrip- 

 tion of the artifacts of the Le Roux Wash ruins is based. 



The Scorse Ranch collection numbers 175 pieces of pottery. Of 

 these 43 per cent are of gray ware, 20 per cent undecorated brown 

 ware with polished black interior, 18 per cent coiled cooking pots and 

 coiled vases, and 1-1 per cent of red w r are. The remaining per cent 

 consist of a few miscellaneous pieces not classified. 



The forms of gray ware in order of prevalence are: Vases with 

 handles (41); bowls (23); globose vases (7); canteens (5); bird-form 

 vessels (4); cups and dippers, of which there is 1 each. The brown 

 ware with polished interior is: In the form of bowls (26); dippers (5); 

 cups (1); and vases (1). The red ware: Bowls (12); vases (5); jars (4); 

 cups (1); globose vases (1). The coiled ware consists principally of 

 cooking pots, and with this class are a number of small, finely coiled 

 vases of ceremonial use. One tine bowl of red ware with rugose sur- 

 face was found. 



Gray mare. — The texture of the gray ware is coarse, and in some 

 cases the paste is so dark that it has been necessary to cover the ves- 

 sels with whit* 1 slip. The surface is roughly finished, and the marks 

 of the smoothing tools are easily seen. The color used in decoration 

 is black. 



The variety of forms in gray ware is in keeping with the abundance 

 of this class. The handled vases show considerable diversity in shape, 

 from a simple bottle form to the typical vase form with neck and 

 shoulder. (Plate 31, figs. 1-ti.) Some of the vases resemble rude 

 pitchers. In size these vessels range from 2 to 10£ inches in height. 

 The rounded bottoms and heavy handle at tin 1 neck render these ves- 

 sels unstable like the ancient tumblers. 



Another purely northern form is the globular bowl. (Plate .'12. tig. 

 6.) These arc usually in gray ware, but sometimes in plain red. The 



