Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona

Aboriginal Remains in Verde
Valley, Arizona, by

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Title: Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona Thirteenth Annual
Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896,
pages 179-262
Author: Cosmos Mindeleff
Release Date: November 29, 2006 [EBook #19961]
Language: English
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ABORIGINAL REMAINS
IN
VERDE VALLEY, ARIZONA
BY
COSMOS MINDELEFF

CONTENTS Page Introduction 185 The region and its literature 185
Physical description of the country 189 Distribution and classification
of ruins 192 Plans and descriptions 195 Stone villages 195 Cavate
lodges 217 Bowlder-marked sites 235 Irrigating ditches and
horticultural works 238 Structural characteristics 248 Masonry and
other details 248 Door and window openings 251 Chimneys and
fireplaces 256 Conclusions 257
ILLUSTRATIONS Page PLATE X. Map showing distribution of ruins
and location of area treated with reference to ancient pueblo region 185
XI. Map showing distribution of ruins in the basin of the Rio Verde 187
XII. Ground plan of ruin near mouth of Limestone creek 189 XIII.
Main court, ruin near Limestone creek 191 XIV. Ruin at mouth of the
East Verde 193 XV. Main court, ruin at mouth of the East Verde 195
XVI. Ruin at mouth of Fossil creek 197 XVII. Ground plan of ruins
opposite Verde 199 XVIII. General view of ruins opposite Verde 201
XIX. Southern part of ruins opposite Verde 203 XX. General view of
ruin on southern side of Clear creek 205 XXI. Detailed view of ruin on
southern side of Clear creek 207 XXII. General view of ruin 8 miles

north of Fossil creek 209 XXIII. General view of ruins on an eminence
14 miles north of Fossil creek 211 XXIV. General view of northern end
of a group of cavate lodges 213 XXV. Map of group of cavate lodges
215 XXVI. Strata of northern canyon wall 217 XXVII. Ruin on
northern point of cavate lodge canyon 219 XXVIII. Cavate lodge with
walled front 221 XXIX. Open front cavate lodges on the Rio San Juan
223 XXX. Walled front cavate lodges on the Rio San Juan 224 XXXI.
Cavate lodges on the Rio Grande 225 XXXII. Interior view of cavate
lodge, group D 227 XXXIII. Bowlder-marked site 229 XXXIV.
Irrigating ditch on the lower Verde 231 XXXV. Old irrigating ditch,
showing cut through low ridge 233 XXXVI. Old ditch near Verde,
looking westward 235 XXXVII. Old ditch near Verde, looking
eastward 237 XXXVIII. Bluff over ancient ditch, showing gravel
stratum 239 XXXIX. Ancient ditch and horticultural works on Clear
creek 241 XL. Ancient ditch around a knoll, Clear creek 243 XLI.
Ancient work on Clear creek 245 XLII. Gateway to ancient work, Clear
creek 247 XLIII. Single-room remains on Clear creek 249 XLIV.
Bowlder foundations near Limestone creek 251 XLV. Masonry of ruin
near Limestone creek 253 XLVI. Masonry of ruin opposite Verde 255
XLVII. Standing walls opposite Verde 257 XLVIII. Masonry of ruin at
mouth of the East Verde 259 XLIX. Doorway to cavate lodge 260 L.
Doorway to cavate lodge 261
Fig. 279. Sketch map, site of small ruin 10 miles north of Fossil creek
200 280. Ground plan of ruin at mouth of the East Verde 201 281.
Ground plan of ruin near the mouth of Fossil creek 204 282. Sketch
map, site of ruin above Fossil creek 205 283. Sketch map of ruin 9½
miles above Fossil creek 206 284. Sketch map showing location of
ruins opposite Verde 207 285. Ground plan of ruin on southern side of
Clear creek 211 286. Ground plan of ruin 8 miles north of Fossil creek
213 287. Sketch map of ruins on pinnacle 7 miles north of Fossil creek
216 288. Remains of small rooms 7 miles north of Fossil creek 216 289.
Diagram showing strata of canyon wall 218 290. Walled storage cist
221 291. Plan of cavate lodges, group D 226 292. Sections of cavate
lodges, group D 227 293. Section of water pocket 228 294. Plan of
cavate lodges, group A 229 295. Sections of cavate lodges, group A 230
296. Plan of cavate lodges, group B 231 297. Plan of