Cliff Palace, the greatest known cliff dwelling

INDIANS OF THE MESA VERDE

DON WATSON

Mesa Verde Museum Association
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado

LITHOPRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY
CUSHING-MALLOY, INC., ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN, 1953

CONTENTS

Part One
PEOPLE OF THE MESA VERDE
[1. Echoes of the past] 3 [2. Discovery] 9 [3. Life in ancient times] 29 [4. Spring] 39 [5. Summer] 77 [6. Autumn] 97 [7. Winter] 117 [8. The end of the story] 133 Part Two
THE ARCHEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND
[9. Origin of the American Indian] 141 [10. Archeology of the Mesa Verde] 155

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