Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: Cliff Palace, the greatest known cliff dwelling] INDIANS OF THE MESA VERDE DON WATSON [Illustration: Mesa Verde Museum Association logo] _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 ILLUSTRATIONS