Long before Colorado was occupied by white settlers ... In contrast to the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde or the small canyon homes nearby, Hovenweep has many spectacular free-standing structures ...

In December 1888, Colorado cowboys discovered a remarkable archaeological site at Mesa Verde ... extinction after 13,000 years Dodgers’ White House Visit: Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts, Shohei ...

but as homes.” There are more than 600 cliff dwellings within the park, which visitors can appreciate from a distance or up close on tours. Here’s what travelers should know about Mesa Verde ...

Why the Mesa Verde people eventually left their homes may never be known. Indeed, they lived in the cliff dwellings for only about the last 75 to 100 years of their occupation of Mesa Verde.

Mesa Verde's cliff dwellings are a little crumbly ... it's easy to imagine the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo Indians who built these cliff houses 800 years ago. Ancestral Puebloans grew squash ...

Some 600 cliff dwellings built of sandstone and mud mortar have been recorded within Mesa Verde National Park – including the famous multi-storey Cliff Palace, Balcony House, and Square Tower House – ...