I’ll take that any summer day I can get it. But instead of looking at a blank wall, visitors are treated to a remarkably preserved ancient stone village almost 800 years old, tucked away ...

A long-lasting drought meant fewer crops and scarce resources, and the social fabric of the tight-knit Ancestral Puebloan cultures began to unravel. Dwellings became more fortified. “Everything’s off ...

Hooked onto a rope slung around a tree, National Park Service rock climber Dave Mealey walked backward off a cliff above Spruce Tree House, one of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings ...

We’ll cover individual cliff dwellings later ... It is similar to plazas you’ll see in modern Puebloan communities. Given the size and orientation of the site, this area is classified as ...