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1961 Mesa Verde Museum Associayon paperback. 188 pages. 9" x 6". 

The complete archeological wealth of the Mesa Verde will never be known. I recent times it is doubtful if one-third  of the cliff dwellings have been entered and probably no living person has been in one hundred of them. In 1908, one half of the giant mesa was set aside as Mesa Verde National Park in order that the ruins might be preserved for all time and made accessible to visitors. In the nearby museum are to be seen things which have been found in the ruins, Displayed in their chronological order they tell the story of the ancient inhabitants of Mesa Verde. Contents: Part One - People of the Mesa Verde. 1, Echoes of the Past; 2. Discovery; 3. Life in Ancient Times; 4. Spring; 5. Summer; 6. Autumn; 7. Winter; 8. The End of the Story. Part Two - The Archeological Background: 9. Origins of the American Indian; 10, Archeology of Mesa Verde. Illustrated with 24 black and white photographs.