SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
BULLETIN 41
ANTIQUITIES OF THE MESA VERDE
NATIONAL PARK
SPRUCE-TREE HOUSE
BY
JESSE WALTER FEWKES
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1909
The report presents a detailed archaeological account of a large cliff-dwelling in Mesa Verde canyon, describing its geological setting, recent discovery and excavation, architectural layout including plazas, rooms, balconies, stairways, and multiple kivas, and construction techniques such as masonry and roofing. It catalogs artifacts recovered—pottery forms and decoration, stone tools and axes, basketry, wooden objects, textiles, bone implements, seeds, and ritual items—offers typological and regional comparisons, documents pictographs and mortuary contexts, and discusses site formation, refuse deposits, conservation measures, and interpretive conclusions about past occupation and material culture.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
BULLETIN 41
SPRUCE-TREE HOUSE
BY
JESSE WALTER FEWKES
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1909