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dustrious diggers who plundered the burials of Cave I in search of 
beads and other mortuary offerings. 
Surrace Rurns 1n Marsu Pass 
A short time was spent in examining surface ruins above the 
section explored in 1914. They were found to occupy practically 
every desirable site on both sides of the valley to its head, and were 
also scattered through the pinon growth on the first bench of the 
Black Mesa. As a rule these ruins were much dilapidated, few 
walls showing above the surface, though it is probable that consider- 
able portions of foundations or other walls may be covered by sand 
and earth. There appears to be no difference between the pottery 
from one ruin and that from another, except that about the villages 
at the foot of the valley red ware seems to preponderate, while at 
the upper end black-and-white and red occur in nearly equal 
quantities. 
Three graves were excavated, one at the head of the valley an 
two at separate sites about one mile above Ruin A. 
Skeleton 1.—Adult in a good state of preservation. Flexed, with 
the hands in the lap; head south, face east. There were no mortuary 
offerings. This burial was in rubbish, as the earth about it was 
full of potsherds. 
Skeleton 2.—Adult. The bones lay close against the rocks that 
form the side of the valley; denudation had partly exposed the skull 
and carried away the pelvis and legs. The head pointed south and 
faced west; near it was a small corrugated mug. : 
Skeleton 3—Adult in good preservation. Flexed on left side, 
head south, face east. Between the knees and the chin lay a black- 
and-white bowl containing a small pitcher of the same ware. 
The skulls of skeletons 2 and 3 had been exposed by washing, and 
our attention was called to them by a Navaho who disliked to pass 
the spot and who asked us to remove them. 
Biur Canyon Cave 
A brief visit was made to the head of Blue Canyon (see pl. 1), 
where a Navaho had reported a large cave with many pictographs 
on its walls; one he described as an “owl.” The trip was an inter- 
esting one, the route leading up a steep Navaho trail to the top of 
the Black Mesa and down an equally precipitous path into the head 
of the canyon. The return was made by a different way over a rough 
and very obscure trail said to have been used by the Navaho many 
years ago to escape war parties of the Ute. The cave itself proved 
« disappointment. It was situated in the canyon bottom and offered 
