FRIJOLES A Hidden Valley in the New World _by_ J. W. Hendron _Edited by_ DOROTHY THOMAS _Drawings by_ JOCELYN TAYLOR THE RYDAL PRESS, INC., SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 1946 _Copyright, 1946, by J. W. Hendron All rights reserved. Manufactured by The Rydal Press, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A._ [Illustration: NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO] FRIJOLES, A Hidden Valley in the New World THE POTSHERD To a layman like me it helps a lot To know a potsherd is just a piece of broken pot; To know, behind the talk of color, shade, design, It helped a hungry aborigine to dine; To see in this broken bit of clay A brown-skinned baby, clumsy at his play Cuffed by a weary mother, and whimpering so Because he broke a dish a thousand years ago! Hugh M. Miller By special permission of _New Mexico Magazine_. Printed June, 1936. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My grateful acknowledgements are due to Dr. H. P. Mera and Mr. Stanley Stubbs of the Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe, for their expert advice and criticism in their respective fields; Dr. Leslie Spier, Professor of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, for his helpful suggestions; the late Professor Lansing B. Bloom, Professor of History, University of New Mexico, for helpful information on history; Mrs. Evelyn C. Frey, Bandelier National Monument; Mrs. M. H. Sharp, for the many hours she gave to patient listening and constructive suggestion; Mr. Wayne Mauzy, Museum of New Mexico, for permission to use photographs and cuts; Mr. Natt Dodge, Region Three Office, National Park Service, for his helpful suggestions and time spent in obtaining cuts; my Mother, Mrs. J. H. Hendron, for her encouragement and assistance; and to all others who rendered services. _For my wife_ “MISSIE” who made this book possible by her patient listening and constructive criticism. TABLE OF CONTENTS