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Show HIT VILLAGE Dean Byron Cumming of University of Arizona Back From Trip. IV.ii: Il.'-ron OurrmiiriKS, formerly had f' ' t : i j a rcna eototornl der-an merit of t he i 'nr. e: nity nl l.'i.iii, recent ly returnorl to Yii.Mjd, Ariz., (: oin a two mou t ii.-' f rip i;..'Mi.'ii f i if- Nav.tjo reservation, where he I :: . h. m f ..'rival inii the ancient clift (Iwciliri'ri souih of Navnio mountain. a -. o; ill ii to word ru-ei ved from tlu: l.'ni -..Mty of Arizona. After completing his wur'.i In 1 hi ancient hahiU 1 ions in fcsitfle cm von. 1 1 1? 1 1 ill.- UUie Akrinoii Mi'ttl-nifiii Mi'ttl-nifiii ot1 Tuba, tlif dean (JI-.rocrf-l the .MJiciit city of 'J'okonabi at the .'nol "f 'h jo nionni iiln. This n ii'-iont pueblo i -, t!:u fabled fity of tlie ancestors of the :-i::ike and Horn chins of tlu: liopbi. The h in timer's c vca vat ions resulted in ;i fhi'; colled ion of valuable arenas domical domi-cal and ' i hnolov,'i' ;il material, which ill hi- installed In the Arizona museum. Among the find" were two muminief, f j Tiilais and bells in colored designs, pot-iny, pot-iny, ar.ow headn, beads, bone and st'pue iin piemen t a and fine specimens of m inos and nit'latfis. 1 arts of t he dean's letter follow: The in I e res tins' region nouth and wet of N;iajo mountain dh-.eiosed an K:tfcii6lvft pueblo cuUiire in I Iim t sc--lion. Here, Iihtnk, we have located I lie a in: lent ToKonabl lhe laMi-M borne of the Hnctora of the Jnrtke :m. I Horn elans ( llus T f opt. Their mwhs relate how their ancestors rvo:f-d froiii the snakes and first occupied oc-cupied the slopes of the mountain, hvint; in a cidebra ted aneient puehlo dnled Tokonabi. The ruins of this pui-hlo and tiiany others decorate t lie 'ilo-ie.s and valleys about the mountain. moun-tain. Some of them are large and their standing whIIs arc still striking in appearance because of their excellent ex-cellent workmanship, as wull as their Size. 1 These, however, should not be confused con-fused with the Seven CM ties of Cibola, Ci-bola, Tho.e ruins were Zuni and avp re occupied by the Zuni a at the lime of the early Spanish explorations, explora-tions, f'r. rindc of the Smithsonian Institution was a work on one of the Seven t'itles of Cibola near the mod- i ern Zuni this summer while I was in I I he field. The material we found this summer is a fairlv repi esentnt i ve collect ion of the southwest culture, and will be Installed early in September. The archaeological society of the University Uni-versity of Arizona, according to Dean Ciimminfts, will meet ear by in October to lay plans for the winter's work. At this meeting tho dean will make a report of his summer's work, after which the material will be installed in t lie museum. The purpose of this society is to gather up personal collections of material for the university and raise funds for exploration explora-tion and excavation work. Prom all reports the University of A vizona has pn thered one of the finest cliff dweller collections in the southwest, and has received recognition all over the country for its scientific work. Several societies in Washington and New York have been eaer to cet written reports from Dean Cummings on the work he lias clone, and In response to this demand the dean has planned to make a complete com-plete report on his work on the Navajo reservation. Thla will he published under un-der the auspices of the University of A rizona. Plans are" already under wav for another an-other expedition Into northern Arizona as soon as school closes in the spring and Dean Cummings will he asked to head this expedition. |