The national parks portfolio . NTIIv the summer of 1915 no structures had been discovered inthe Mesa Verde except those of the cliff-dwelling type. Then theDepartment of the Interior explored a mound on the top of themesa opposite Cliff Palace and unearthed Sun Temple. Dr. Fewkes, who conducted the exploration, believes that this was builtabout 1300 A. D. and marks the final stage in Mesa Verde development. Sun Temple was a most important discovery. It marked a long advancetoward civilization. It occupied a commanding position convenient to manylarge inhabited cliff dwellings. Its mas
The national parks portfolio . NTIIv the summer of 1915 no structures had been discovered inthe Mesa Verde except those of the cliff-dwelling type. Then theDepartment of the Interior explored a mound on the top of themesa opposite Cliff Palace and unearthed Sun Temple. Dr. Fewkes, who conducted the exploration, believes that this was builtabout 1300 A. D. and marks the final stage in Mesa Verde development. Sun Temple was a most important discovery. It marked a long advancetoward civilization. It occupied a commanding position convenient to manylarge inhabited cliff dwellings. Its masonry showed growth in the art of con-struction. Its walls were embellished by geometrical figures carved in rock. A fossil palm leaf, which the Cliff Dwellers supposed to be a divinelycarved image of the sun, is embedded in the temples Drawing Showing Constructive Detail of Sun Temple
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