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remains found at the lowest depth of the most primitive culture about 

 7,000 years old. These remains consist mostly of pottery, clay heads 

 and figurines. The clay vessels are semi-globular, without much appear- 

 ance of a neck, as though they were copies of holes in the ground, such 

 as would be used in moulding the crude clay pots. The clay figures 

 (fig. 2) of the lowest deposit are crude and grotesque beyond description. 



The report states that they do not consider them to have been 

 autochthonous, but that they arrived in Mexico probably by a northern 

 route in the closing phases of the glacial epoch. Not considering them 

 to have been native to the soil, and consequently not Paleolithic in the 

 usual classification of peoples of that age of the world, they have selected 

 a new appellation, calling them by the improvised name of To-achtopay- 

 atlaca, meaning "our primitive people." This brings us back to a realiza- 

 tion of a possible Paleolithic race in America, as ancient as any indi- 

 cated in the Old World. Another interesting matter in the way of 

 collecting archeological information is mentioned as follows: "Unfoi'tu- 

 nately although work has been carried on at the San .Juan Teotihuacan 

 pyramid for so long a period as 15 years, and a museum erected, it is 

 reluctantly admitted that the material there is not arranged in scientific 

 oidei', hardly any of the specimens having the place marked from which 

 they were derived." This calls attention to the failure of noted speci- 

 mens in the past to leceive credit Avhen they were apparently Paleolithic, 

 but which were carelessly removed from their environment without data 

 sufficiently accurate to permit a positive conclusion. A recent interesting 

 find illustrates the case as follows: In a rock shelter, known locally as 

 Jacob's Cavern, sitt;ated in the Ozark mountains in Missouri, there 

 were found in April of last year (1921) a number of decorated bones, 

 perforated as if used for a necklace. This cavern had previously fur- 

 nished valuable specimens of aboriginal life when e::cavations were made 

 for the Phillips Academy Museum some 20 years ago, and was a favorite 

 resort for those who cared to dig for Indian relics. Mr. Taylor, the 

 owner of the land and finder of the specimens in question, had from 

 time to time dug further and further back, attempting to reach the 

 extremity of the oveihang. Stalagmites had formed in places and one 

 ri these had been shattered by a charge of dynamite without the owner's 

 knowledge. In company with a friend Mr. Taylor happened to dig at 

 the location of this stalagmite and unearthed nine specimens of per- 

 forated bone and shell. They were rudely ornamented with incised lines, 

 one design having an outline suggesting the elephant (fig. 3) and two 

 suggesting the deer. On exposure to the air the smaller bones soon 

 crumbled and the larger ones were saved only by encasing in paraffin. 

 Dr. Clark Wisler, of the American Museum, was asked to visit the 

 premises, which he did in August, 1921. The results of his visit are 

 given in a memorandum to Mr. Taylor as follows: 



"The opportunity aff'orded me by your hospitality to examine the 

 carved bone found by you and the privilege of exploring further in the 

 cave, in the company of Mr. Randolph, Dr. Ve)non C. Allison, and your- 

 self, is greatly appreciated. Jacob's Cavern has long been known to us 

 through the report of Peabody and Moorehead and has frequently been 



