INDEX

Antelope Mesa ruins, pottery from, [35]
Antiquities—
major—
ceremonial room other than kiva, [24]
circular rooms other than kivas, [23]
construction of walls, [9-10]
kivas, [17-23]
ledge-houses, [24-25]
mortuary room, [24]
plazas and courts, [8-9]
refuse-heaps, [25]
secular rooms, [10-17]
stairways, [25]
minor—
absence of objects showing European culture, [51]
basketry, [42]
bone implements, [48-49]
corn, beans, and squash seeds, [50]
fabrics, [44-47]
fetish, [49]
general discussion, [25-28]
hoop-and-pole game, [50-51]
leather and skin objects, [51]
lignite gorget, [49-50]
pictographs, [51-53]
pottery, [28-38]
stone implements, [38-42]
summary, [53]
wooden objects, [42-44]
Arch unknown to cliff-dwellers, [4]
Awatobi, pottery from, [35], [36]
Axes, stone, description of, [26], [38-40]
Balconies, description of, [15]
Balcony House, features of, [15]
Basketry, description of, [42], [53]
baskets found in Spruce-tree House, [6], [26]
“Bean planting,” a Hopi festival, [10]
Birdsall, Dr. W. R., cited on cliff-dwellings of Mesa Verde, [3]
Black-and-white pottery, where found, [36]
Bone implements, description of, [48-49], [53]
Burials, description of, [6], [7], [24], [26]
Canyon Largo ruins, pottery from, [37]
Casa Grande—
a ceramic area, [35]
feature of ruins, [20]
Casas Grandes, pottery from, [35], [53]
Ceremonial room, description of, [24]
[See also Kivas].
Chaco canyon—
ancient inhabitants, [20]
in San Juan ceramic area, [34], [35], [36]
pottery, [37]
ruins, [15]
Chapin, F. H., cited on cliff-dwellings, [3]
Chelly canyon—
ancient inhabitants, [20]
cliff-dwellings, [21]
in San Juan ceramic area, [34], [35], [36], [37]
pottery, [28], [36]
Chevlon, pottery from, [36-37]
Chimneys, absence of, [16]
Circular rooms, description of, [23]
[See also Kivas].
Cliff Palace, discovery of, [2-3]
Cloth objects. See Fabrics.
Coal not used by ancient inhabitants, [16]
Collections from Spruce-tree House, [25-28]
Corn, Indian, chief food of ancient inhabitants, [50]
Courts. See Plazas and courts.
Culin, Stewart, on hoop-and-pole game, [51]
Culture of ancient inhabitants, [53-54]
Dimensions of Spruce-tree House, [7]
Discovery of Spruce-tree House, [2-3]
Doors, description of, [5], [6], [17]
Doorways, description of, [4-5], [14]
Dubois, Coert, on cliff-dwellings on Mesa Verde, [8]
Estufas, description of, [4], [6]
[See also Kivas].
European influence, absence of, [51]
Fabrics, description of, [44-47], [53]
Fetish, description of, [49]
Fewkes, Dr. J. Walter, cited by Nordenskiöld, on ledge-houses, [6-7]
Fireplaces—
in kivas, [18], [21-23]
in secular rooms, [16], [23]
Floors, description of, [17], [18]
Four as a symbolic number, [23]
Gila ceramic area, pottery of, [34], [37], [38]
Gill, Mrs. M. W., work of, [29]
Gorget, lignite, description of, [49-50]
“Great Houses,” in southern ceramic area, [34]
Grinding stones, description of, [40-41]
Hand stones, description of, [40-41]
Hano, pottery from, [31], [33]
History of Spruce-tree House, [2]
Holmes, Prof. W. H.—
cited on pottery from Pueblo area, [36]
explorations of, [2]
Homolobi, pottery from, [36-37]
Hoop-and-pole game, note on, [50-51]
Hopi—
butterfly and raincloud symbols, [52]
kivas, [18], [20], [22]
name Moki applied to, [2]
old houses, [17]
pottery, [31], [37], [38]
stone objects, [40]
[See also Sikyatki, pottery from].
Hopi ceramic area, [35-36], [37]
Hough, Dr. Walter, on pit-houses, [20]
Hungo Pavie, estufa at, [15]
Inhabitants (ancient) of Mesa Verde—
arts, [42], [43]
coal not used by, [16]
cookery, [16]
early accounts of, [2]
ethnic position, [15], [28]
general culture, [31], [53-54]
population of Spruce-tree House, [7]
significance of kiva structure, [20]
Jackson ruin, location of, [2]
Jackson, W. H., explorations of, [2]
Kidder, A. V., acknowledgment to, [29]
Kivas—
correlation with black-and-white ware, [31]
general description, [9], [17-23]
location, [7-8]
proportion of, [14], [21]
subterranean character, [11], [20]
walls, [10], [52]
Language of ancient people of Mesa Verde, [53-54]
Leather and skin objects, notes on, [51]
Ledge-houses, description of, [6-7], [24-25]
Little Colorado valley—
a ceramic area, [34], [35], [36-37]
pottery from, [31], [34], [38]
Maize, chief food of ancient inhabitants, [50]
Mancos canyon, ruins in, [2]
Mason, Charley, discoveries of, [3]
Metal, no traces of, [51]
Metates, description of, [41]
Mishongnovi, pottery from, [35]
Moki, meaning of term, [2]
Montezuma valley ruins, pottery from, [37]
Morley, S. G., survey by, [7]
Mortuary custom, [28]
Mortuary room, description of, [24]
Navaho, and early Spanish travelers, [2]
Nordenskiöld, Baron Gustav—
objects figured by, [41], [42], [43]
on ancient painting, [52]
on balconies and terraced rooms, [15]
on discovery of Cliff Palace and Spruce-tree House, [2-3]
on Mesa Verde pottery, [28], [29]
on “moccasin lasts”, [41]
on number of rooms in Spruce-tree House, [7]
on objects from Spruce-tree House, [26]
Spruce-tree House described by, [3-7]
work of, [3]
Nussbaum, J., acknowledgment to, [1]
Obsidian objects absent from Spruce-tree House, [27]
Owakulti, a Hopi basket dance, [51]
Patki clan (Hopi), coming of, [35]
Pestles. See Grinding stones.
Pictographs, description of, [51-53]
Piros ceramics not classified, [35]
Pit-houses, features of, [20]
Plan of ruin, [4], [7-8], [9]
Plazas and courts, description of, [8-9]
Population, aboriginal, [7]
Pottery—
ceramic areas, [34-38]
decoration, [32-34]
forms, [29-30]
general account of, [6], [28]
structure, [30-32]
summary, [53]
[See also specific names, as San Juan valley], [Sikyatki], [Zuñi].
Pounding stones, description of, [41]
Powamû festival, incident of, [10]
Prudden, Dr. T. Mitchell, on ruins of San Juan valley, [8]
Pueblo Chettro Kettle, balcony in, [15]
Pueblos, ancient location of, [20]
Refuse-heaps, description of, [25], [27]
Retzius, Prof. G., cited by Nordenskiöld, on skull from Spruce-tree House, [24]
Rio Grande ruins—
in San Juan ceramic area, [36]
pottery from, [33]
Roofs—
general description, [15], [17]
of kivas, [18], [19], [21-23]
Rooms—
described by Nordenskiöld, [4-7]
statistics, [7]
[See also Kivas], [Secular rooms].
Salt River ruins, pottery from, [38]
San Juan valley—
a ceramic area, [34], [35], [36], [37-38]
pottery from, [34], [36]
type of ruins in, [8]
Secular rooms, description of, [10-15]
balconies, [15]
decorations on walls, [52]
doors and windows, [16]
fireplaces, [16]
floors and roofs, [17]
Shell objects, rarity of, [27], [28], [53]
Shumopavi, pottery from, [35], [36]
Sikyatki, pottery from—
decoration, [33]
general character, [53]
in Hopi ceramic area, [35], [36]
lips of food bowls, [29]
Sipapû, description of, [14], [18]
Site of Spruce-tree House, [1], [7]
Spanish travelers, in Mesa Verde region, [2]
Spruce-tree canyon, description of, [1]
Stairways, description of, [25]
Step House, pottery from, [28]
Stone objects, description of, [26], [27]
axes, [38-40]
cylinder of hematite, [41-42]
grinding stones, [40-41]
pounding stones, [41]
Tanoan families (Hopi), coming of, [35]
Tcamahias, description of, [39-40]
Terraced form of buildings, [15]
Tiponi, sacred object of Hopi, [40]
Turkeys, traces of, in Spruce-tree House, [4], [7]
Turquoise objects, absence of, [27]
“Tusayan” pottery, character of, [36], [37]
Unit type of ruin—
development of, [12]
explanation of term, [8]
Ute, in relation to Mesa Verde cliff-dwellings, [2]
Ventilation—
by openings in walls, [9]
in kivas, [11], [18], [19], [21], [22], [23]
of rooms, [16]
Walls, description of, [4], [5-6], [9-10]
Walls of circular room other than kiva, [23]
of kivas, [18], [19-20], [21-23]
terraced, [15]
Wetherills, the, discoveries of, [2-3], [6]
Windows, description of, [16]
Wooden objects—
general description, [26], [53]
miscellaneous, [44]
planting slicks, [44]
slabs, [43]
spindles, [43-44]
sticks tied together, [42-43]
Zuñi pottery—
belonging to Little Colorado ceramic area, [35], [36], [38]
decoration, [33]
description of, [31-32], [37]

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GROUND PLAN OF SPRUCE-TREE HOUSE

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From the northwest

From the west. The ruin
THE RUIN, FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THE WEST

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Before repairing

After repairing
PLAZA D

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Before repairing

After repairing
THE RUIN, FROM THE SOUTH END

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THE RUIN, FROM THE SOUTH

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General view

Room 11, from the south
ROOMS 11-24

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THE RUIN, FROM THE NORTH END

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NORTH END OF THE RUIN, SHOWING MASONRY PILLAR

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Roof of room 43

Main street
A ROOF AND A STREET

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Front of rooms 62 and 63

Plaza E. from the south, before repair
THE RUIN FROM THE SOUTH END, SHOWING ROOMS AND PLAZA

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Before repairing

After repairing
KIVA D

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KIVA D, FROM THE NORTH

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Kiva A, repaired

Kiva D, repaired
INTERIORS OF TWO KIVAS

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From stump of spruce tree, looking east

Interior of kiva C. looking southwest
CENTRAL PART OF RUIN, AND KIVA

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From above, showing roof

Roof removed Section of air-shaft, or ventilator
DIAGRAMS OF KIVA, SHOWING CONSTRUCTION

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DECORATED FOOD-BOWLS
Diameters (in inches): a, a′, 11¼; b, b′, 11; c, c′, 11½; d, d′, 9⅛

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DECORATED FOOD-BOWLS
Diameters (in inches): a, a′, 11; b, b′, 13; c, c′, 11¼

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DECORATED FOOD-BOWLS
Diameters (in inches): a, a′, 9; b, b′, 12¼; c, c′, 11; d, d′, 11¾

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DECORATED VASE AND MUGS
Heights (in inches): a, 3½; b, 3⅜; c, 3⅝; d, 4½; e, 3¾; f, 5

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a. Small bowl (diam., 3¾ in.)

b. Two-handled globular canteen (height, 7¼ in.)
DECORATED BOWL AND CANTEEN

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STONE IMPLEMENTS
a-g, axes; h, tcamahia; i, paint stone; j, paint stone (last?)
Lengths (in inches): a, 4¼; b, 4¾; c, 5; d, 5¼; e, 6¼; f, 6⅞; g, 5¾; h, 10½; i, 10½; j, 10¾