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Acknowledgement	7
Preface	9
Roster of the 1936 Chaco General Field Session	13
Introduction, by Donald D. Brand	17
Scheme of the Report	17
History of Research in the Chaco Canyon	18
Spanish and Mexican Period	18
American Military Period	20
Period of Geologic and Geographic Surveys	21
Beginnings of Modern Research 1888-1920	22
Modern Period 1920—	24
Chronologic Outline	28
Studies in Geology, Geography, and Biology	29
Surveys, Maps, and Place Names	31
The Report, Part I, The Natural Landscape, by Donald D. Brand	39
Location and Setting	39
Geology, Landforms, and Drainage	40
Weather, Climate, and Water Supply	43
Biota	46
Natural Resources	49
Vegetable	49
Mineral	55
Shells	63
Animal	63
The Report, Part II, The Site and the Excavations, by Frank C. Hibben	67
Excavation Methods	68
General Features of Superstructure (Pueblo II)	69
Masonry	71
Openings	71
Plaster	71
Floors	72
Roofs	72
Cists and Bins	72
Fireplaces	73
Special Structures	73
Superstructure Pueblo II: The Kivas	73
Kiva 1	74
Kiva 2	75
Kiva 3	77
Kiva 4	79
Evidence from Shards in the Superstructure	80
Dating	81
Substructure or Pueblo I	81
General Features of Substructure (Pueblo I)	82
Walls	82
Floors	83
Roofs	83
Cists, Bins, and Fireplaces	83
Special Structures	84
Shard Evidence from Substructure	84
The Report, Part III, Summaries and Conclusions	85
Summary of Pottery from Tseh So, by Florence M. Hawley	85
Succession of Chaco Canyon Masonry Types, by Florence M. Hawley	88
Stone and Other Artifacts, by Frank C. Hibben	90
Artifacts other than Fabrics and Basketry	90
Metates	90
Manos	91
Projectile points	91
Knives	92
Percussion Instruments	92
Ornaments	93
Awls	94
Scrapers	94
Counters	94
Palettes	94
Mortars	95
Sandal Last	95
Trays	95
Pipes	95
Disks	95
Hoes	95
Rubbing Stones	96
Effigy Forms	96
Methods of Working Materials	96
Shell Identifications	98
Fabrics and Basketry	98
Basketry	98
Matting	99
Fabrics	99
Mammal and Bird Remains, by Frank C. Hibben	101
Bird Remains	106
Vegetable Remains, by Frank C. Hibben	107
Foods	107
Identified Vegetable Material other than Food	108
Subsistence, by Donald D. Brand	112
The Place of Tseh So in the Chaco Culture Pattern, by Florence M. Hawley.	115
Bibliography, Compiled by Donald D. Brand	120
Appendix I, Floor Deposition and Erosion in Chaco Canyon, by Donovan Senter	134
Appendix II, Burials from Mound 50 and Mound 51, by Donovan Senter	140
Appendix III, The Refuse Dump of Mound 50, by Florence M. Hawley	163
Working Bibliography for the Appendices	173