Show Year Old Year Old Indian Uncovered by Moab Rock Club Work leading to the construction construe tion lion of a n new w road lOad down the Colorado river from Moab to Potash properties of Texas Gulf Sulphur company has led to the discovery and excavation of an year old Indian hy by the Moab Points and Pebbles Pebble I club it was announced this week by Lloyd Pierson The located in a talus slope a at t the base of one of the numerous panels pan els between Moab and Williams bottom dates back to around 1150 AD A.D. according to best estimates from the Information salvaged It represents a one one- family dwelling and one or two charred com corncobs cobs indicate th that t these people practiced agriculture agriculture ture lure to to some extent Mr Pierson P Pierson Pier Pier- r- r son said A A dozen or so or-so so arrow arrow points however showed that the bulk of their subsistence came from hunting Mr Kir Pierson stated that the site site Is an Important important important Im im- one since the house had apparently burned while the Inhabitants inhabitants In in- habitants were still sUll using It This resulted in the discovery of or a full Inventory of their possessions possessions pos pos- sessions he said Among more Int Interesting of the articles found was a decorated decor decor- decorated bone diet diel several beads of bone and shell a number of grinding stones spindle whorls bone awls and stone drills driUs The material found will be displayed displayed dis dis- played at the Moab Museum In the near future after It has been published upon b by mem mem- bers ber berof of Points and v Pebbles The project was undertaken through the cooperation of the University of Utah Salvage of ol archaeological sites on Federal and State road projects is one of the jobs which the University of ot Utah undertakes In ogy I Circumstances and the urgency ency envy of ot this particular project determined that the local club perform the excavation Archaeological Arch Arch- Archaeological survey work along the road Is being carried out by Points and Pebbles and sites found will be reported to the university for future t op-I op op The will wUl be left open for sightseers to view until it is destroyed by the road building project I |