The cliff ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

Mindeleff Cosmos B. 1863

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SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1894-'95 BY J. W. POWELL DIRECTOR WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1897 THE CLIFF RUINS OF CANYON DE ARIZONACHELLY, BY COSMOS MINDELEFF 73 CONTENTS Page 79Introduction 79and literatureHistory Geography anilClassification descriptions Ruins of the regionpueblo on sitesI Old villages open II Home on bottom lands located for defenseIll villages 142or sheltersIV Cliffoutlooks farming Details 1 3Sites Masonry 1*>4 Openings 165and timber workRoofs, lloors, !"*>and burial cists (Nuvaho)Storage 170and constructiveDefensive expedients 174Kivas or sacred chambers structuresChimney-like 190Traditions 131 Conclusions 75 ILLUSTRATIONS . Page location ofPLATE XLI. of the ancientMap pueblo region, showing Canyon 79deChelly its branches 85XLII. of de andCanyon ChellyMap de areas ofXLIII. Detailed of of Canyon Chelly, showingmap part 93cultivable land 95of old deXLIV. Section walls, Canyon Chelly bottom del Muerto 97XLV. General view of ruin on land, Canyon 103XLVI. ruin in de ChellyVillage Canyon 105XLVII. Casa Blanca de Chellyruin, Canyon 112central and easternXLVIII. cave,Mummy part Eastern cove of cave 115XLIX. Mummy 127L. Reservoir in ruin No. 10 de 12!*LI. Small ruin No.village, 16, Canyon Chelly 16 131LII. Walls on refuse in ruin No.resting 149LIII. Cliff outlook in lower deCanyon Chelly 151LIV. Cliff ruin No. 14 153LV. Site marked by pictographs 159LVI.

Sujets

• Cliff-dwelling
• Arizona
• Antiquities

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• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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and burial cists (Nuvaho)Storage 170and constructiveDefensive expedients 174Kivas or sacred chambers structuresChimney-like 190Traditions 131 Conclusions 75 ILLUSTRATIONS . Page location ofPLATE XLI. of the ancientMap pueblo region, showing Canyon 79deChelly its branches 85XLII. of de andCanyon ChellyMap de areas ofXLIII. Detailed of of Canyon Chelly, showingmap part 93cultivable land 95of old deXLIV. Section walls, Canyon Chelly bottom del Muerto 97XLV. General view of ruin on land, Canyon 103XLVI. ruin in de ChellyVillage Canyon 105XLVII. Casa Blanca de Chellyruin, Canyon 112central and easternXLVIII. cave,Mummy part Eastern cove of cave 115XLIX. Mummy 127L. Reservoir in ruin No. 10 de 12!*LI. Small ruin No.village, 16, Canyon Chelly 16 131LII. Walls on refuse in ruin No.resting 149LIII. Cliff outlook in lower deCanyon Chelly 151LIV. Cliff ruin No. 14 153LV. Site marked by pictographs 159LVI." />

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
1894-'95
BY
J. W. POWELL
DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1897THE CLIFF RUINS
OF
CANYON DE ARIZONACHELLY,
BY
COSMOS MINDELEFF
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