A great concentration of ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th century, can be found on the Mesa Verde plateau in south-west Colorado at an altitude of more than 2,600 m.

Go back in time at Mesa Verde National Park. The park protects nearly ... The Pueblo settled in the region about 1,400 years ago and built cliff dwellings using sandstone and wooden beams.

Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for some strenuous climbing if you plan to visit the cliff dwellings. Binoculars are useful for enhancing views across the canyon. Mesa Verde National Park is ...

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 ...

Further exploration led to the discovery of the largest concentration of cliff dwellings ever ... they asked the government to make Mesa Verde a national park. Their request was denied.

Mesa Verde National Park’s history begins long before its official creation in 1906, or even the erection of its most famous cliff dwellings. This national park boasts thousands of years of ...

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 ...

This World Heritage Site preserves more than 600 cliff dwellings typical of the Ancestral Puebloan culture ... details dangers of development near park lands Read more about Protecting Sensitive ...