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Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park

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Plate 1. Cliff Palace, from the Speaker-chief's house to the southern end 9

2. Cliff Palace, from the opposite side of the canyon 11

3. The southern end, after and before repairing 12

4. Central part before repairing 15

5. The round tower, from the north. General view of the ruin, before repairing 16

6. Central part, after repairing 19

7. Southern end, after repairing 20

8. Ground plan 22

9. Main entrance. Southern end, showing repaired terraces 24

10. Tower quarter, after repairing. Terraces at southern end, after repairing 27

11. Tower quarter 29

12. The square tower, before and after repairing 31

13. Details of Cliff Palace 33

14. Square tower, after repairing. Old quarter 34

15. Speaker-chief's house, after repairing 36

16. Northern part, from the Speaker-chief's house to the western end 39

17. Details of kiva A 41

18. Kiva H, before repairing 43

19. Southeastern wall of kiva Q, before repairing 45

20. Axe with original handle 47

21. Stone hatchets 48

22. Stone objects 50

23. Various objects from Cliff Palace 52

24. Food bowls 55

25. Vases and food bowls 56

26. Pottery 58

27. Pitch balls and vase 60

28. Rests for jars 63

29. Basket hopper—side and bottom views 64

30. Sandals 66

31. Sandals 66

32. Sandals 66

33. Wooden objects 73

34. Bone implements 74

35. Bone implements 76

Fig. 1. View down Navaho canyon 21

2. Coil of basket plaque 73

3. Planting sticks 74

4. Woven forehead band 76

BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULLETIN 51 PLATE 1

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PHOTOGRAPHED BY F. K. VREELAND

CLIFF PALACE, FROM THE SPEAKER-CHIEF'S HOUSE TO THE SOUTHERN END

ANTIQUITIES OF THE MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK CLIFF PALACE

By Jesse Walter Fewkes

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