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merited with designs which have been repeatedly described from 

 Ilopi altars. In fact, some of those now in use distinctly resemble 

 those from the Pueblo Viejo. 



OTHER STONE OB.JECTS 



■ It was interesting to find in the ruins of the Pueblo Vie.jo a number 

 of obsidian nodules, and flakes of the .same material. Fragments of 



Fig. 117. C'oi-eindiiial stMH./ slal) ri'oin Pueblo Viejo (uumber 17T.5T8). 



volcanic glass constantly occur in ruins north of the mountains, along 

 the Little Colorado, and at Sikyatki. 



The fact that over a dozen specimens of quartz crystals were found 

 shows that these ob.jects were prized, and wer(> jirobablj' used in cere- 



monials, as is the custom 



in modern pueblos. 



Perforated c i r c ii 1 a r 

 stones, varying in size 

 from that of a silver dol- 

 lar to several inches in 

 d iameter, were found, 

 while similar disks made 

 of ixjttery were common. 

 Many of the latter were 

 not perforated. Their 

 form suggested that they 

 were iised in gaming. 

 These disks occur along the whole length of the (lila river, and are 

 also found more sparingly in ruins north of the Mogollou mountains. 

 The ancient inhabitants of the Pueblo Viejo villages prized for 

 ceremonial purposes stones of curious or strange shape, especially 

 those which were l)otryoidal. One of the most striking oi these is 

 shown in the accompanying cut (figure 118). It is typical of several 

 which were found in the San Jose ruin, at Buena Vista, and near 

 Solomonville. 



Fig. U^ .Stone fetish from Pueblo Viejo. 



