More museum pottery and other things

Please bear with me as I share more of the beautiful artifacts which have been dug from the remains of ancient cultures.  These continue from a couple of posts ago at the Pueblo II stage...in the Museum of the Canyon of the Ancients.

A sash of tropical macaw feathers on a tassel-eared quirrel's pelt hints at long distance trade and rich ceremonial traditions.

 Castle Rock Pueblo (1250-1280S) surrounded a prominent sandstone butte, a site probably chosen for its defensible qualities.  The village included 40 surface rooms, at least 16 kivase, nine possible towers, and a D-haped enclosure.  This view is a reconstruction; no structures are visible today. (Drawing by Paul Ermigiotti.)

 see caption below for this photo...

That's an atl standing vertically over the picture of using one to throw a spear...below

this is the top end of the atl, and the spear poised as it would have been when released from the atl...

The atl is the shorter of the 2  vertical wood shapes below, with a bow shown as well...which would allow the hunters to use arrows rather than spears.

Pueblo III Artifacts - Loomed cloth and densely decorated pottery appear after AD 1150.

Mug and Pot Lid, Mesa Verde Black-on-white AD 1180-1280 Densely-painted designs characterize Pueblo III pottery. Mugs or ceramic lids were rarely produced outside the San Juan region.

And yes, I'll have a few more photos from this museum, and then start on the displays and actual sites on Mesa Verde!