Chapter 7

A.(Transcriber's Note)In Figures73-74and76-77the patterning of the dark background is an artifact of the scanning and image-preparation process.

A.(Transcriber's Note)In Figures73-74and76-77the patterning of the dark background is an artifact of the scanning and image-preparation process.

The term "Cliff dwellings" does not occur as an Index entry. The cross-references are probably an error for "Cliff ruins."

Accessto cliff Villages

Acoma, structural development of

Adobeblocks not aboriginal

— construction in pueblo region

— walls in Casa Blanca

Ageof ruin determined by plastering

Agricultureof the Navaho

Architectureof cliff ruins

—, pueblo, character of

—, pueblo, development of

Arizona, cliff ruins of Canyon de Chelly

Armyof the West, conquest by

Aztecs, cliff ruins attributed to

Bancroft, H. H., cliff ruins described by

Bandelier, A. F., on classification of pueblo ruins

Battrail in Canyon de Chelly

Beadle, J. H., Canyon de Chelly visited by

—, quoted on Canyon de Chelly

Bencharound cliff kivas

— in cliff outlook

Bench-like recess in cliff kiva

Bickford, F. T., cliff ruins described by

Birdsall, W. R., cliff ruins described by

Bottomlands, home villages on

Bowldersused in cliff-dwelling masonry

Burial cistsin Casa Blanca

— in cliff ruins discussed

Buttressin Casa Blanca

— in cliff ruins

— in kivas

Canyon de Chelly, accessibility of

—, memoir on cliff ruins of

—, location of

Canyon del Muerto, location of

—, ruins in, described

Casa Blanca, a name of two cliff dwellings

— described

— described by Simpson

—, jacal construction in

—, notched doorway in

Casas Grandes, resemblance of, to Gila river remains

Cave ruins, classification of

— village in Canyon de Chelly

Chacoand old-world ruins compared

Chapin, F. H., cliff ruins visited by

— on openings in Mancos ruins

— on kiva decoration

Chelly, origin of name of

Chimney-like structuresdiscussed

— in Casa Blanca

— in cliff kiva

— in cliff outlook

— in cliff ruins

— in Mummy Cave ruin

Chinkingof cliff-dwelling masonry

Chin Lee valley, ruins in

Cist, burial, excavation of

—, burial, in cliff ruins

Clans, localization of, in pueblos

Classificationof canyon ruins

— of pueblo ruins

Cliffruins, classification of

Climateof cliff ruin region

Constructiveexpedients in cliff dwelling

Corncultivated by the Navaho

Cupspecked in rock

Cushing, F. H., on ceremonial fire

—, on ceremonial renewal of kivas

—, on cliff ruins

—, on marking of kiva hatchway

Decorationof cliff house walls

Defense, absence of motive for, in cliff ruins

—, home villages located for

—, loopholes an evidence of

—, expedients for, in cliff dwellings

Defensive sites, to what attributed

Developmentof cliff dwellings

— of pueblo architecture

Distributionof cliff ruins in De Chelly

Domenech,AbbeEm., reference by, to Casa Blanca

Doorwaysin cliff dwellings

—, notched, in cliff dwellings

— partially closed

Drainin Casa Blanca

Dutton, C. E., cliff-ruin region described by

Én-a-tsé-gi, Navaho name of Canyon de Chelly

Environment, village sites influenced by

Farming sheltersdiscussed

Farming villages, cliff ruins classed as

— of the pueblos

Floorsof cliff dwellings discussed

Foot-holes, access to cliff houses by means of

Geographyof cliff-ruin region

Geologyof cliff-ruin region

Granarystructure in cliff ruin

Hardacre, E. C., on ruins in Canyon de Chelly

Holmes, W. H., cliff ruins described by

—, on chimney-like structures

Hopiorigin of certain cliff ruins

— tradition regarding cliff ruins

Jacalconstruction in Casa Blanca

— construction in pueblo region

Jackson, W. H., cliff ruins described by

Keam, T. V., burial cist excavated by

Kern, E. H., Casa Blanca sketched by

Kini-na-e-kai, Navaho name of Casa Blanca

Kisiand cliff dwelling analogous

— or brush shelter

Kivas, absence of, in farming villages

—, distribution of, in cliff ruins

—, function of

—, how entered

—, how-plastered

— in cliff ruins

— in Mummy Cave ruin

— in Pakashi-izini ruin

— in Tse-on-i-tso-si canyon

— of Casa Blanca described

— of unusual size

—, origin of

—, prevalence of, in pueblo ruins

Lintelsof cliff-ruin openings

Loopholesin cliff houses

Mancos canyon, cliff ruins in

Masonrydeteriorated by plastering

— of cliff houses

—, rude, in cliff houses

Matthews, Washington, on Navaho traditions regarding cliff ruins

Mesa Verde, cliff ruins of

Moen-kapi, a Hopi summer village

Monument canyon, location of

Moran, Thomas, Canyon de Chelly ruins visited by

Mortar, character of, in cliff house

—, source of, in cliff-house building

Mummy Cave ruin, benches and buttresses in

— described

—, kiva in

Navaho, agriculture of the

—, building material from cliff dwellings used by

— burials in cliff villages

—, cliff ruins utilized by

—, expedition against the

— granaries in cliff ruins

— house sites in Canyon de Chelly

— houses, sites of

—, peaches cultivated by the

— structures in cliff dwellings

— tradition of cliff dwellings

— trails in Canyon de Chelly

— walls in cliff outlooks

Nichesin kiva walls

Nordenskiöld, G., cliff ruins classified by

—, cliff ruins described by

—, on an oval kiva

—, on chimney-like structures

—, on kiva decoration

—, on Mesa Verde masonry

—, on openings in Mancos ruins

Nutria, a Zuñi summer village

Ojo Caliente, a Zuñi summer village

—, masonry of

Openings, absence of, in cliff houses

— in Casa Blanca walls

— in cliff kivas

— in cliff-dwelling walls

— in Mummy Cave ruin walls

O'Sullivan, T. H., Casa Blanca photographed by

Outlookson restricted areas

— or farming shelters discussed

Oven-like structurein cliff ruin

Ovensnot an aboriginal feature

Pakashi-iziniruin in Del Muerto

Passagewayin Casa Blanca

— in cliff dwelling

Peaches, groves of, in Canyon de Chelly

— introduced by Spaniards

Pescado, a Zuñi summer village

Petroglyphsin cliff villages

Pictographsin cliff ruins

Plastering, effect of, on stonework

— of cliff ruin-walls

— of kiva walls

Platformsof masonry connected with cliff ruins

Populationof Casa Blanca

— of cliff dwellings

— of Pakashi-izini ruin

Potteryfragments iu Casa Blanca

Pueblo ruinsclassified

Putnam, F. W., cliff ruins described by

Reservoirstructure connected with cliff village

Roofconstruction of Casa Blanca

Roofsof cliff dwellings discussed

Rooms, character of, in cliff dwellings

Ruins, pueblo, classified

Sandstormsin Canyon de Chelly

Sheepintroduced by Spaniards

Simpson, J. H., Casa Blanca visited by

—, on Navaho expedition

Sites, inaccessible, of cliff houses

— of pueblos, how determined

Spanishinfluence in cliff-dwelling masonry

— monks in Canyon de Chelly

—, sheep introduced by

Stephen A. M.,, on Hopi tradition of cliff ruins

Steps, absence of, in cliff villages

Stevenson, James, Canyon de Chelly visited by

Storagecists in cliff ruins discussed

— rooms in cliff village

Streamsin the cliff-ruin region

Summer villagesof pueblos

Symbolism, water, in pueblo pictography

Tabooof cliff-ruin timber by Navaho

Taos, a many-storied pueblo

—, circular kivas at

Timber, source of, of the Hopi

— used in cliff-dwelling construction

Traditionsregarding cliff dwellings

Trailsin Canyon de Chelly

Tse-gi, Navaho name of Canyon de Chelly

Tse-i-ya-kin, Navaho name of Mummy Cave ruin

Tse-on-i-tso-si canyon, location of

—, ruin in

Tunicha mountains, reference to

Tusayan, masonry at

—, migration to, of Tewas

— villages, location of, when discovered

Vegetationof cliff-ruin region

Walls, finish of, in cliff ruins

—, retaining, in Canyon de Chelly

Walpi, former location of

Washington,Col., Navaho expedition under

Watch towersand cliff dwellings analogous

— of pueblos

Watersupply of Canyon de Chelly

Wheeler Survey, archeological work under

Whitewashused in Casa Blanca

— used in Mummy Cave ruin

— used on cliff houses

Windowopening in cliff outlook

Yarrow, H. C., on kivas at Taos

Zuñi, a many-storied pueblo

—, character of masonry of

—, farming villages of


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