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Show IV DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT INDIAN' BURIAL GROUND Salt Lake City New scientific dis-eries dis-eries pertaining to the prehistoric iabitants of Utah were reported -;t week by Prof. A. A. Kerr, Head :' the Department of Archealogy at :e University of ttah. Prof. Kerr is just returned from a three weeks -ip to Southern Utah where he dis-vered dis-vered some very good specimens of mery, a new natural bridge, and an Mient burial ground containing 30 idies. One of the graves unearthed confined con-fined 16 small jars alongside the oly of the man, indicating he-was a jieftain, while another contained 8 Sees of pottery. One body was -'iind buried in a sitting posture, stile another grave gave up only a -ead with no body. The pottery tond was not unlike all cliff dweller Tare in its coloring but never before :"e such unique designs been found a the ones used in the pottery just inearthed. Along with the earthern-?are earthern-?are were found a great number of aes, amulets, stone arrows and other ;mplements of prehistoric worth. All 'be specimens discovered will be ad-fcd ad-fcd to the already large collection in 'he Archeaological Museum at the University of Utah. The University of Utah, through its -iplorations and discoveries, is dem-strating dem-strating that right here in the state we are as many possibilities for the indent of antiquities as any place "Pen the globe. According to Prof. KeT, the cliff dwellers just explored ''4 attained a high degree of prowess. pro-wess. They knew how to build with "sense of proportion as well as how to st up a building for permanency, ltIe their pottery and designing showed very high principles of art. fact that Utah is a veritable treasure house for antiquities can te een very readily in the valuable eolation eol-ation of relics in the State Museum at the University. |