Mesa Verde is Spanish for "green table," and the people who lived there are often called the "Anasazi," a Navajo ... began creating what are called "cliff dwellings," which are houses, and in ...

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 ...

These cliff dwellings are remarkably well-preserved remnants of once thriving cultures of the Ancestral Puebloan peoples — formerly known as the Anasazi ... are at Mesa Verde National Park ...

Cliff Palace is the largest (and most well-known) of the Cliff Dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park. The site boasts 150 rooms, 23 Kivas, and over 100 people lived in the area.

It’s easy to look into the past when visiting the Long House, the second-largest cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park. Considered the most in-depth, the Long House Tour is about two hours ...

A newly discovered crack could have wide ranging impacts on the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park. The 800-year-old archeological wonder is in southwestern Colorado. Archeologists ...

One look at the iconic cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and it’s easy to imagine the lives that once bustled within them. In a free audio tour visitors can download ...

including 600 cliff dwellings. By 750 A.D, instead of moving with the seasons, Ancestral Puebloans settled and farmed Mesa Verde’s south-facing sites. Pit houses evolved into pueblo communities ...

MESA VERDE, Colo. — The ancient tribes who wandered ... perusing the sites (and there are 4,400 archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings), you're likely to want water, and there ...

Today, Mesa Verde National Park annually ... Although archeologists know the Anasazi for their basket-making and pottery skills, their cliff dwellings set them apart from other ancient Indian ...

In seventh grade, I visited the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings in Southern Colorado for the first time. The beautiful and ancient Puebloan structures were awe-inspiring for me and awakened my interest ...