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100 1 _aFewkes, Jesse Walter,
_d1850-1930
245 1 0 _aPreliminary report on a visit to the Navaho National Monument, Arizona
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSmithsonian institution. Bureau of American ethnology. Bulletin 50
500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-29
508 _aBob Taylor, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Preliminary Report on a Visit to the Navaho National Monument, Arizona" by Jesse Walter Fewkes is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This text serves as a preliminary report on Fewkes’ archaeological reconnaissance of the Navaho National Monument, focusing on the significant prehistoric ruins found in the area. The report details not only his observations and findings related to the ancient structures but also examines the cultural context and historical aspects connected to the Hopi clans that once inhabited these sites. The opening of the report includes a letter of transmittal from the Smithsonian Institution, establishing its official nature and scholarly intent. It sets the stage by describing Fewkes’ initial exploration of the Navaho National Monument after working on the Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde. He outlines his methodology for studying the ancient ruins and begins to introduce the various sites he encountered, mentioning the importance of preserving these remnants for scientific study and cultural understanding. The text emphasizes the connection between the ancient ruins and the modern Hopi peoples, hinting at the significance of these archaeological findings for understanding migration patterns and cultural evolution among indigenous groups in the Southwestern United States. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aArizona -- Antiquities
653 _aCliff-dwellings -- Arizona
653 _aNavajo National Monument (Ariz.)
830 0 _aSmithsonian institution. Bureau of American ethnology. Bulletin 50
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72541
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