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Show prehistoric and historic sites that were documented. He concluded that there was material cultural evidence of Zuni and ancestral Zuni use of the land along the trail from AD 700 to the present. 191 In describing the thirteen sites he recorded that were directly related to the trail to Kolhu/wala:wa, Ferguson notes that the use of these sites is recorded as historic, but that in all likelihood prehistoric use would be documented if more intensive archaeological investigations were conducted, such as scientific excavation. Among the sites recorded were cairns used to mark the trail (not all of the observable cairns were recorded). Komosona Ben Kallestewa said the cairns on Korkokshi Mountain are called "uhedodonne" or "pile of rocks" in the Zuni language. Ferguson noted that burned trees and fences also marked the route of the trail but were not recorded. The four springs where offerings are made by Zuni priests were also recorded by Mr. Ferguson, who noted the sacrificial remains that were still evident at several of the sites. He also observed that non-Zuni use of the springs, including the construction of a springhouse at one site, had not deterred the Zunis' use of the sites. The three recorded Zuni campsites showed evidence of repeated historic use. Samples of three different, kinds of pigments gathered by the Zunis were obtained from the Zunis while on this reconnaissance (a sample of a fourth pigment that is gathered there by Zunis was not obtained). The site where one of these pigments was obtained was precisely located, while the other two locations were only located in a general manner. 192 191. Ibid., p. 3-6, 10. 192. Ibid., pp. 7-10. - 129 - |
