Cliff Dwellings of the Mesa Verde
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CLIFF DWELLINGS OF THE MESA VERDE
DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST CLIFF DWELLINGS
THE DISCOVERY OF CLIFF PALACE
CLIFF PALACE—THE FIRST WHITE MEN ENTER THE RUIN
THE DISCOVERY OF SPRUCE TREE HOUSE
THE NORDENSKIOLD EXPEDITION
THE DISCOVERY OF SQUARE TOWER HOUSE
THE FIRST EXCAVATION
LONG HOUSE—DESTRUCTION BY THE EARLY EXPLORERS
THE PERIOD OF EXPLOITATION
THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC EXCAVATION
EXCAVATION AND REPAIR
ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS
ARCHITECTURE—THE LIVING ROOMS
ARCHITECTURE—THE CEREMONIAL ROOMS
ARCHITECTURE—THE LIVING SPACE
WHY DID THE INDIANS BUILD IN THE CAVES?
DEFENSIVE LOCATIONS
THE DEFENSIVE QUALITIES OF THE CLIFF DWELLINGS
CLIFF DWELLINGS DO NOT COME IN SIZES!
THE VERY LARGE CLIFF DWELLINGS
LARGE CLIFF DWELLINGS
MEDIUM-SIZED CLIFF DWELLINGS
THE SMALL RUINS
THE VERY SMALL CLIFF DWELLINGS
WHAT WERE THEY FOR?
FUTURE EXCAVATION OF CLIFF DWELLINGS
EARLIER OCCUPANTS OF THE CAVES
SPECIAL CEREMONIAL BUILDINGS
SUN TEMPLE
FIRE TEMPLE
CLIFF PALACE, THE GREATEST OF THE CLIFF DWELLINGS
THE PEOPLE OF CLIFF PALACE
A CLIFF DWELLING AND ITS PEOPLE
THE END OF THE STORY
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