NO. II rUEBI-O RUINS IN ARIZON A— H AURY AND IIAR(;RAVK 3I 



Trade pieces are represented by a few scattered fragments of Pinto 

 polychrome bowls/ i. c, black-on-white interiors and undecorated red 

 or reddish-brown exteriors. 



Upper Iczvl pottery. — Turning now to the upper level pottery we 

 find that radical changes took place during the interval of time 

 represented by the abandonment." Lower level forms had ceased to 

 exist ; new forms had been invented and the area was being pene- 

 trated by trade vessels from several adjacent regions. This second 

 horizon, to which we can give the general dating of A. D. 1375, 

 existed through to the devastation of the village by fire. 



In the upper level, black-on-white is practically absent. The few 

 scattered sherds probably represent survivals from the preceding 

 period when that form was in vogue. Black-on-red is entirely lacking 

 as is also the form of T.ittle Colorado polychrome here described. 



Four-mile polychrome. — In speaking of the artifacts at Showlow, 

 Bandelier remarks that he found " nothing unusual except the pottery, 

 which resembles that at Tule.' There are specimens with glossy 

 decorative lines, but the glaze is more carefully applied, the designs 

 more perfectly executed. ..." 



In 1897, Fewkes conducted excavations in Four-mile ruin,* situ- 

 ated 4 miles from Snowflake, and about 2^ miles west of Taylor, 

 Arizona. The predominating pottery type recovered by him was a 

 " redware with black decorations having a margin of white." 



The pottery thus briefly characterized by both Bandolier and Fewkes 

 was found in abundance during our work at Showlow. It formed 

 approximately 75 per cent of all the pottery during the time of its domi- 

 nance. This type is not new to those familiar with the archeological 

 literature of the Little Colorado drainage. Fewkes gives excellent 

 color plates " of it ; other later investigators in that field also picture it. 

 As far as we have been able to ascertain, however, little has been 

 done toward a careful description of the ware or an analysis of its 

 derivation and relationship to other types. Likewise it lacks a suitable 

 name to accord it the distinction which it merits. 



* The Medallion, 1930, pp. 4-5, pi. II. 



' By the abandonment we refer only to the rather restricted section where 

 double occupation was found to exist. It is likely that the pueblo was occupied 

 continuously but with small local movements within the structure. 



' Located about 14 miles east of St. Johns. 



* Fewkes, J. W., 1904, pp. 136-164. 



'Idem, pis. XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XL. XLVII. 



