Ancient cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906 to preserve the archeological heritage of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from 600 to 1300 CE. Today, the park protects nearly 5,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings.
Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. The structure built by the Anasazi ancestral Puebloans is located in Mesa Verde National Park in their former homeland region. They occupied the Mesa Verde region from about 450 AD to 1300 AD. The ruins were discovered in 1888 by two cowboys tracking stray cattle in a snowstorm who stopped at the edge of the steep canyon and found the amazing structures.
Ancient cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park was established in 1906 to preserve the archeological heritage of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from 600 to 1300 CE. Today, the park protects nearly 5,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings.
Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. The structure built by the Anasazi ancestral Puebloans is located in Mesa Verde National Park in their former homeland region. They occupied the Mesa Verde region from about 450 AD to 1300 AD. The ruins were discovered in 1888 by two cowboys tracking stray cattle in a snowstorm who stopped at the edge of the steep canyon and found the amazing structures.