Newspaper article about a prehistoric ruin by the A.P. Night Wire

The image features a newspaper clipping titled "SUN TEMPLE IS FOUND" reporting the discovery of a significant prehistoric ruin known as the Sun Temple in New Mexico, as uncovered by archaeologists led by Dr. Fewkes from the Smithsonian Institution. Located in Mesa Verde National Park, it is described as the most striking prehistoric ruin found in America. The article details the structure, suggesting it was built for religious rites and ceremonials, with twenty-five rooms and walls that are over a thousand feet in total length and average four feet in thickness. The presence of cedar and pinyon trees indicates that the mound was constructed around 1300 A.D.

The image features a newspaper clipping titled "SUN TEMPLE IS FOUND" reporting the discovery of a significant prehistoric ruin known as the Sun Temple in New Mexico, as uncovered by archaeologists led by Dr. Fewkes from the Smithsonian Institution. Located in Mesa Verde National Park, it is described as the most striking prehistoric ruin found in America. The article details the structure, suggesting it was built for religious rites and ceremonials, with twenty-five rooms and walls that are over a thousand feet in total length and average four feet in thickness. The presence of cedar and pinyon trees indicates that the mound was constructed around 1300 A.D.

Name/Title

Newspaper article about a prehistoric ruin by the A.P. Night Wire

Entry/Object ID

Q1430.634.488C

Description

Small newspaper article entitled "Sun Temple Is Found: Most Striking Prehistoric Ruin of America Found in New Mexico" and is about a prehistoric ruin. Vol I pg. 488C

Subject

New Mexico Prehistoric

Subject Person/Organization

Harry L. George Collection