National Park Service
Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde's largest cliff dwelling
ANTIQUITIES OF THE MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
SPRUCE-TREE HOUSE




PLATES.
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PLATE 1. GROUND PLAN OF SPRUCE-TREE HOUSE )(click on image for an enlargement in a new window)

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PLATE 2. THE RUIN, FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THE WEST (from the northwest (top), from the west (bottom))

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PLATE 3. PLAZA D (before repairing (top), after repairing (bottom))

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PLATE 4. THE RUIN, FROM THE SOUTH END (before repairing (top), after repairing (bottom))

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PLATE 5. THE RUIN, FROM THE SOUTH

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PLATE 6. ROOMS 11-24 (general view (top), room 11, from the south (bottom))

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PLATE 7. THE RUIN, FROM THE NORTH END

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PLATE 8. NORTH END OF THE RUIN, SHOWING MASONRY PILLAR

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PLATE 9. A ROOF AND A STREET (roof of room 43 (top), main street (bottom))

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PLATE 10. THE RUIN, FROM THE SOUTH END, SHOWING ROOMS AND PLAZA (front of rooms 62 and 63 (top), Plaza E, from the south, before repair (bottom))

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PLATE 11. KIVA D (before repairing (top), after repairing (bottom))

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PLATE 12. KIVA D, FROM THE NORTH

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PLATE 13. INTERIOR OF TWO KIVAS (kiva A repaired (top), kiva D, repaired (bottom))

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PLATE 14. CENTRAL PART OF RUIN, AND KIVA (from stump of spruce tree, looking east (top), interior of kiva C, looking southwest (bottom))

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PLATE 15. DIAGRAMS OF KIVA, SHOWING CONSTRUCTION (from above, showing roof (top), roof removed (bottom, left), section of air-shaft, or ventilator (bottom, right); (click on image for an enlargement in a new window))

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PLATE 16. DECORATED FOOD-BOWLS (diameters (in inches): a, a', 11-1/4; b, b', 11; c, c', 11-1/4; d, d', 9-1/8)

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PLATE 17. DECORATED FOOD-BOWLS (diameters (in inches): a, a', 11; b, b', 13; c, c', 11-1/2)

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PLATE 18. DECORATED FOOD-BOWLS (diameters (in inches): a, a', 9; b, b', 12-1/4; c, c', 11-3/4)

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PLATE 19. DECORATED VASE AND MUGS (heights (in inches): a, 3-1/4; b, 3-3/8; c, 3-5/8; d, 4-1/2; e, 3-3/4; f, 5)

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PLATE 20. DECORATED BOWL AND CANTEEN (a, small bowl (diam. 3-3/4 in.) (top); b, two-handled globular canteen (height, 7-1/4 in.) (bottom))

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PLATE 21. STONE IMPLEMENTS (a-d, axes (top, left to right); e-g,, axes (middle, left to right); h, tcamahia, i, paint stone, j, paint stone (last?) (bottom, left to right); (lengths (in inches): a, 4-1/4; b, 4-3/4; c, 6; d, 5-1/4; e, 6-1/4; f, 6-7/8; g, 5-3/4; h, 10-1/2; i, 10-1/2; j, 10-3/4)
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