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




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

ruins

ruins
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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