Young N.M. hiker finds prehistoric bowl (AP)

by Populux | September 30, 2006 at 04:36 pm
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SILVER CITY, N.M. - A Texas teenager has found what one archaeologist at the Gila Cliff Dwellings in southwestern New Mexico describes as a "pretty big deal." Andrew Connell, 15, was on a hike with his classmates in the Gila Wilderness this spring when the group was distracted by what sounded like an owl. While looking for the bird, he spotted something among the rocks and oak leaves. It ended up being an almost intact prehistoric bowl that dates back to the time when the Mogollon people lived ...

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