Cliff Dwellings of the Mesa Verde
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1. Front matter2. CLIFF DWELLINGS OF THE MESA VERDE3. DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST CLIFF DWELLINGS4. THE DISCOVERY OF CLIFF PALACE5. CLIFF PALACE—THE FIRST WHITE MEN ENTER THE RUIN6. THE DISCOVERY OF SPRUCE TREE HOUSE7. THE NORDENSKIOLD EXPEDITION8. THE DISCOVERY OF SQUARE TOWER HOUSE9. THE FIRST EXCAVATION10. THE PERIOD OF EXPLOITATION11. EXCAVATION AND REPAIR12. ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS13. ARCHITECTURE—THE LIVING ROOMS14. ARCHITECTURE—THE CEREMONIAL ROOMS15. ARCHITECTURE—THE LIVING SPACE16. WHY DID THE INDIANS BUILD IN THE CAVES?17. DEFENSIVE LOCATIONS18. THE DEFENSIVE QUALITIES OF THE CLIFF DWELLINGS19. CLIFF DWELLINGS DO NOT COME IN SIZES!20. THE VERY LARGE CLIFF DWELLINGS21. LARGE CLIFF DWELLINGS22. MEDIUM-SIZED CLIFF DWELLINGS23. THE SMALL RUINS24. THE VERY SMALL CLIFF DWELLINGS25. WHAT WERE THEY FOR?26. FUTURE EXCAVATION OF CLIFF DWELLINGS27. EARLIER OCCUPANTS OF THE CAVES28. SPECIAL CEREMONIAL BUILDINGS29. SUN TEMPLE30. FIRE TEMPLE31. CLIFF PALACE, THE GREATEST OF THE CLIFF DWELLINGS32. THE PEOPLE OF CLIFF PALACE33. A CLIFF DWELLING AND ITS PEOPLE34. THE END OF THE STORY35. REFERENCES CITED36. Transcriber’s Notes