Bandelier

National Monument
New Mexico

by Kittridge A. Wing

Front Cover:

This is a wonderful old booklet about Indian ruins in New Mexico. This booklet was originally published in 1955 by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. This is a copy of the 1961 reprint edition. The soft cover book measures approximately 6 inches by 9 inches and contains 44 pages. The cover is securely attached. The cover shows signs of wear to the edges. The pages show no signs of rips. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of this 42 year old book is between good plus to very good.


Title Page

Contents:

The Ruins: Their Types and Extent
Principal Ruins of the National Monument

  • Tyuonyi
  • Talus House
  • Long House
  • Ceremonial Cave
  • Stone Lions
  • Painted Cave
  • Otowi
  • Tsankawi

    • Origins of the People
  • Work of the Archaeologists
  • The Basketmakers of the Developmental Pueblo Period
  • Great Pueblo Period
  • Drought and Migrations
  • Late Pueblo Period

    • Life of the Early People at Bandelier
  • Food
  • Shelter
  • Clothing
  • Religion

    • The Natural Scene
  • Climate
  • Life Zones
  • Wildlife
  • Geology

    • Guide to the Area
    How to Reach the Monument
    About Your Visit
    Establishment and Administration
    Related Areas
    Glossary of Spanish and Indian Words
    Suggestions for further Reading


    Entrance to Cave Kiva

    Excerpt:
    In the picturesque canyon and mesa country of the Pajarito Plateau west of the Rio Grande from Santa Fe, N. Mex., are found the ruined dwellings of one of the most extensive prehistoric Indian populations of the Southwest. Bandelier National Monument, in the heart of the plateau, includes and protects several of the largest of these ruins, in particular the unique cave and cliff dwellings in the canyon of the Rito de los Frijoles.

    The Indian farmers who built and occupied the numerous villages of the Pajarito Plateau flourished there for some 300 years, beginning in the 1200’s. By A.D. 1640, when historic times open with the coming of Coronado and his adventurers from Mexico, the Indian people had already started to leave their canyon fastnesses for new homes on the Rio Grande…
    End excerpt


    Typical prehistoric pottery vessels made in the Bandelier vicinity


    The ruins trail; the south rim of Frijoles Canyon shows in the background


    Map


    Frijoles Canyon Lodge, one of several verdant patios.

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