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

REFERENCES CITED

Transcriber's Notes

A Story in Pictures

Don Watson

Mesa Verde Museum Association
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado