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Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace

Author: Jesse Walter Fewkes; Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology.
Publisher: Washington : G.P.O., 1911.
Series: Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology), 51.
Edition/Format:   Book : National government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930.
Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace.
Washington : G.P.O., 1911
(OCoLC)551304521
Material Type: Government publication, National government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jesse Walter Fewkes; Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology.
OCLC Number: 931997
Description: 82 p., 35 leaves of plates (1 double) : ill., folded plan ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
Cliff palace a type of prehistoric culture --
Recent history --
Site of Cliff Palace --
Prehistoric trails to Cliff Palace --
General features. Destruction by the elements ; Vandalism ; Repair of walls ; Major antiquities --
General plan of the Cliff Palace. Terraces and retaining walls ; Tower quarter ; Plaza quarter ; Old quarter ; Northern quarter ; Masonry ; Adobe bricks ; Plastering ; Paintings and rock markings ; Refuse heaps ; Secular rooms ; Doors and windows ; Floors and roofs ; Fireplaces ; Living rooms ; Milling rooms ; Granaries ; Crematories ; Ledge rooms --
Enumeration of the rooms in Cliff Palace. Secular rooms ; Kivas --
Minor antiquities. Stone implements: Pounding stones, Grinding stones, Miscellaneous stones ; Pottery: Relations as determined by pottery, Symbols and pottery, Pottery rests ; Basketry ; Sandals ; Wooden objects ; Drills ; Bone implements ; Turquoise ear pendants and other objects ; Seeds ; Textiles --
Human burials --
Conclusion.
Series Title: Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology), 51.
Responsibility: by Jesse Walter Fewkes.

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