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bers, is probably because of the universal care exercised by man in 

 the construction of the walls of religious buildings. 



POTTERY 



Brief mention of ceramic objects found in the area considered in 

 this review is here introduced because they substantiate the evidences 

 of the buildings concerning the relationship of prehistoric people in 



FIG. 7. Decorated handled cup, Black Diamond Ranch. 5 l / 2 by 4 inches. 



this neighborhood. Moreover, they add to our limited knowledge of 

 the arts in a little-known area. Very little has been recorded con 

 cerning pottery from the ruins near Gallup, but the few known 

 specimens do not bear a sufficiently specialized symbolism to separate 

 them from others found in different geographical areas. Evidently 

 no distinctive ceramic area was developed in this region. Attention, 

 however, may be called to the fact that the symbols on pottery 

 (fig. 7) represent the oldest types, and that geometrical designs 

 rather than conventional animal figures predominate. The pottery 



