Show IMPORTANT archaeology discoveries ARE MADE A skeleton of an ancient indian baby estimated to have lived 10 years ago and incidentally the oldest yet discovered in north america Is one of the rewards of a summer spent in field work by the university of utah anthropology department under the direction of dr julian H steward an idea of th primitive state of civilization to which this child belonged Is earned by a study of their weapons dr steward explains that the tribe lived long before the invention of the bow and arrow and that they used the or throwing stick to which was attached a crude spear the interesting te specimen was discovered in the vicinity of great salt lake and Is one of the outstanding discoveries of its kind in the west other discoveries include a number of clay figurines or fetishes which the head of the anthropology department explains were used by the ancient indians as agricultural idols he further explains that these figurines bear a close connection to the ancient clay fetishes of central america dr steward spent most of his time this summer in the vicinity of great salt lake and in the uintah basin dean brimhall president of the union pacific airways sponsored one scientific expedition in which a search for caves was made from aloft in other summers dr steward has carried on extensive exploration work in southern utah and has been rewarded with a valuable store of reminders of a bygone by gone age technically the husband is the head of the household but in most cases the technicality is overruled native consider the of twins to be an ill omen most american parents feel the same way about it |