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Indians of the Mesa Verde

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Cliff Palace Frontispiece

North rim of the mesa 5

Rugged canyons of the Mesa Verde 5

Two-Story Cliff House 15

Cliff Palace, a busy city 35

Life in a cliff dwelling 41

Black-on-white pottery 51

Decorated and corrugated jars 55

Old men sit in the sun 67

A busy afternoon 67

Modern Indian cornfield 79

Farming terraces 79

Bone and stone tools 87

Corn drying on the roofs 101

The man who cut the log too short 101

Interior of a kiva 111

A kiva roof 111

Basket Maker mummy 127

A typical burial 127

Visitors entering Balcony House 147

An ancient style show 163

Basket Maker cradle 175

Pueblo cradle board 175

Small, high cliff dwellings 185

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