Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . implements and utensils make an interesting study. ARCHEOLOGICAL FIELD-WORK ON THE MESA VERDENATIONAL PARK, COLORADO In the year 1922, from J\Iay to August, inclusive. Dr. J. WalterFewkes, chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology, continued hisarcheological investigations, begun 15 years ago, on ruins of theMesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The brief seasons work wasfinanced with small allotments from the Bureau of American Ethnol-ogy and the National Park Service. He had for assistants ]^ C. McKern and J. H. Carter, who contributed much to t
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . implements and utensils make an interesting study. ARCHEOLOGICAL FIELD-WORK ON THE MESA VERDENATIONAL PARK, COLORADO In the year 1922, from J\Iay to August, inclusive. Dr. J. WalterFewkes, chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology, continued hisarcheological investigations, begun 15 years ago, on ruins of theMesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The brief seasons work wasfinanced with small allotments from the Bureau of American Ethnol-ogy and the National Park Service. He had for assistants ]^ C. McKern and J. H. Carter, who contributed much to thesuccess of the summers work. The site of the field operations wasthe so-called Mummy Lake village, better named the Far View groupof mounds (fig. 88) through which runs the government road toMancos. The group is situated about 4^ miles north of Spruce-treeCamp, contains 16 large stone buildings, many indicated by moundsof stone, sand, and a luxurious growth of sage brush. The three of 90 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 74. NO. 5 SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, 1^22
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