UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER THIRTY-SIX
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing thehistorical and archeological areas in the National Park Systemadministered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department ofthe Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Officeand may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents,Washington 25, D.C. Price 30 cents
AZTEC RUINS
NATIONAL MONUMENT · New Mexico
by John M. Corbett
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 36
Washington, D.C., 1962
The National Park System, of which Aztec RuinsNational Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conservingthe scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the UnitedStates for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.
Contents
- Page
- MAN IN THE SAN JUAN VALLEY 1
- Early Hunters and Gatherers 3
- The Basketmakers 7
- The Pueblos 11
- The Aztec Pueblo 18
- EXPLORATIONS AND EXCAVATIONS 35
- THE AZTEC RUINS TODAY 51
- THE NATURAL SCENE 61
- ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 64
- RELATED AREAS 66
- SUGGESTED READINGS 66
Frontispiece. A hunting scene of 10,000 years ago.
Man in the San Juan Valley
The San Juan River and its tributaries drain the region known asthe Four Corners country—the area surr