Mesa Verde's cliff dwellings are a little crumbly in places, and looters took away most of the pottery and baskets a century ago. But as you explore the southwestern Colorado national park ...

In December 1888, Colorado cowboys discovered a remarkable archaeological site at Mesa Verde, revealing a silent city of stone built by a peaceful Indian civilization centuries before Columbus.

an ancient dwelling of the Anasazi people and the third largest cliff dwelling in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. From Cortez, take US 160 east for eight miles to the park entrance ...

The Pueblo settled in the region about 1,400 years ago and built cliff dwellings using sandstone and wooden beams. Mesa Verde is home to the Cliff Palace. It’s the largest such dwelling in North ...

Located in Southwest Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park ... It is the largest cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde and the United States. The palace is best seen as part of a ranger-led cliff-dwelling ...

Virginia McClurg, a well-known writer, poet, and lecturer, took up the cause of protecting Mesa Verde's treasures. She formed the Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association, whose members were all women ...

This World Heritage Site preserves more than 600 cliff ... near Mesa Verde National Park Resource Protecting Sensitive Resources near Mesa Verde National Park The serene, semi-arid landscape of the ...

Some of the most well-known and well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in existence are protected within Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. The park contains over 5,000 ...