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Badger House Community MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK Alden C. Hayes and James A. Lancaster

U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington 1975  As the N ation’s principal conservation agency, the Departm ent of the Interior has basic responsibilities for water, fish, wildlife, mineral, land, park, and recreational resources. Indian and T erri­ torial affairs are other major concerns of America’s "D epartm ent of N atural Resources.” The D epartm ent works to assure the wisest choice in managing all our resources so each will make its full contribution to a better United States— now and in the future. This publication is one of a series of research studies devoted to specialized topics which have been explored in connection with the various areas in the N ational Park System. It is printed at the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Super­ intendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, W ashington, D.C. 20402.

Library of Congress C ataloging in Publication Data Hayes, Alden C. Badger House community, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. (Publications in archeology; 7-E) At head of title: W etherill Mesa studies. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Pueblo Indians— Antiquities. 2. Mesa Verde N ational ...