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The People:
In archeology, the dead often give us the best look at the living. From excavated burials, we know the height of a Sinagua man averaged five-and-a-half feet, a woman was a few inches shorter. Their heads were flattened on the back from being strapped to cradleboards as infants. Well-preserved burials even show traces of body paint.
The men wore a short, cotton loincloth and some may have worn kilts or leggings. The women dressed in a short, fringed apron. Both used mantles thrown over the shoulders. Jewelry is often found in the burials of men, woman and children -- shell and turquoise necklaces; strands of beads wrapped around the ankles; turquoise earrings. Some men were buried with carved stone plugs worn inserted through the nose and lip. |