Download or read book Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park Sprucetree House written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park Sprucetree House written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. This book was released on 2013 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park : Cliff Palace In his excellent work on the ruins of the Mesa Verde, Baron Nordenskiöld speaks of calcined human bones being found in a stone cist at Step House, and Mr. Wetherill is referred to as having observed evidence of cremation elsewhere among the Mesa Verde cliff-dwellings. There can be no doubt from the observations made in the refuse heaps at Cliff Palace that the inhabitants of this village not only burned their dead but there was a special room in the depths of the cave which was set aside for that purpose. One of these rooms, situated at the northern end of the refuse heap, was excavated in the progress of the work and found to contain bushels of very fine phosphate ashes, mixed with fragments of bones, some of which are well enough preserved to enable their identification as human. Accompanying these calcined bones were various mortuary objects not unlike those occurring in graves where the dead were not cremated. The existence of great quantities of ashes, largely containing phosphates, apparently derived from the burned bones, forming much of the refuse, and the densely smoke-blackened roof of the cave above them, are interpreted to indicate that the dead were cremated in the cave back of the houses. In addition to these burning places, or crematories, in the rear of the buildings of Cliff Palace, there is good evidence of the same practice on the mesa top. Here and there, especially in the neighborhood of the clearings where the cliff-dwellers formerly had their farms, are round stone inclosures, oftentimes several feet deep, in which occur great quantities of bone ashes, fragments of pottery, and some stone objects. The surface of the stones composing these inclosures shows the marks of intense fire, which, taken in connection with the existence of fragments of human bones more or less burned, indicate that the dead were cremated in these inclosures. It is not clear, however, that the dead were not interred before cremation, and there is reason for believing that the bodies were dried before they were committed to the flames. The mortuary offerings, especially pottery, seem to have been placed in the burning places after the heat had subsided, for beautiful jars showing no action of fire were found in some of these inclosures. The existence of cremation among the cliff-dwellers is offered as an explanation of the great scarcity of skeletons in their neighborhood. When it is remembered that Cliff Palace must have had a population of several hundred, judging from the number of the buildings, and was inhabited for several generations, it otherwise would be strange that so few skeletons were found. It would appear that the chiefs or the priestly class were buried either in the ground or in the floors of the rooms, which were afterward sealed, whereas the bodies of the poorer class, or the people generally, were cremated. The former existence of Pueblo peoples who buried their dead in the region between the Gila valley and Mesa Verde where the dead were cremated is a significant fact, but further observations are necessary before it can be interpreted. It may be that in ancient times all the sedentary tribes practiced cremation, and that the region in question was settled after this custom had been abandoned.
Download or read book Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by . This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonded Leather binding
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Download or read book Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace Classic Reprint written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace was written by Jesse Walter Fewkes in 1911. This is a 157 page book, containing 37822 words and 57 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]forming apparently an immediate continuation of the rock. The latter is coursed by a fissure which also extends through the wall. This crevice must therefore have appeared subsequent to the building operation. To the right of this curved wall (still in Pl. XIII) lie four rooms (15-18 in the plan), and in front of them two terraces (21-22) connected by a step. One of the rooms is surrounded by walls three stories high and reaching up to the roof of the cave. The terraces are bounded to the north (the left in Pl. XIII) by a rather high wall, standing apart from the remainder of the building. Not far from the rooms just mentioned, but a little farther back, lie two cylindrical chambers (21 a, 23). The wall of 21 a is shown in Pl. XIII with a beam resting against it. The beam had been placed there by one of the Wetherills to assist him in climbing to an upper ledge, where low walls, resembling the[...]".
Download or read book Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park: Spruce-Tree House Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith for publication, with your approval, as Bulletin 41 of this Bureau, the report of Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes on the work of excavation and repair of Spruce-tree cliff-ruin in the Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. This was undertaken, pursuant to your instructions, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, and a résumé of the general results aecom plished is published in the latter's annual report for 1907 - 8. The present paper is more detailed, and deals with the technical archeo logical results. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Antiquities Of The Mesa Verde National Park Sprucetree House written by Jesse Walter Fewkes and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fewkes takes readers on a journey through the Mesa Verde National Park, exploring the Sprucetree House and revealing fascinating insights into the architecture and daily life of the ancient Pueblo people who once lived there. This work is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the archaeology or history of the southwestern United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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