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MEMOIRS OF THE KATIOXAL ACADEMY OP SCIENCES. 



It must be remembered that earthquake may have hastened the fall of the Salado temples. 

 The explorers have found many indications that these cities were abandoned on account of earth- 

 quake, and Znfii myth and tradition point to former migrations of the people induced by seismic 

 disturbances. One skeleton in Los Mnertos was found lying on its face, evidently of a person 

 never formally buried, and apparently crushed by falling walls.* (See Fig. 15.) 



FlQ. 10. Outline ilraw-ing, fall size, of terra cutlu ima^c CII'MIJIIK::. .lull to the rifiiiia. 



It has been indicated in the previous pages that an intimate relationship in arts, civilization, 

 religion, etc., has been found to exist between the ancient Saladoans and the ancient sedentary 

 people of Arizona and New Mexico in general, as well as tin- still extant sedentary tribes of this 

 region. A relationship, less intimate perhaps, may be shown to exist between them and the 



~Fin. 17. Rock inscription thought, to rejuviwiit vicm'ia-liku :mi mala anil man throwing botas. 



ancient house-building tribes of old Mexico and Central America. There are many facts, too, 

 which point to a close connection between the Saladoans and the ancient Peruvians aconncc- 

 t ion more close perhaps than that between the former and many races who lived nearer to them, 

 geographically, than the Peruvians. Environment may have had its influence on this alliniry, for 



" Since the above was written it has become apparent that we may attribute the. sudden destruction of tin-sis 

 earthen luiildiiifv* to Hoods ;is reasonably as to earthquakes. In tlir, spring of'1891 tliis region was visited by a groat 

 Hood, which covered much of the Salt River flood-plain and ruined many of the adoho houses of the white settlers. 



