travel north america united states colorado mesa verde national park history
Here is some of the history of Mesa Verde that we learned about at various points around the park...
from the mesa-top villages to the fantastic cliff dwellings and the importance of certain structures.
I don't know if everything I was looking at was original or rebuilt, but my fascination with history had me looking at each stone, each hole, etc.,
and wondering what the person who had placed it there was thinking at the time.
What a great experience.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON COLORADO
TRAVEL: 1973, 1977, 1980, 2009
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"Sun Point Pueblo" tells of the general move of the people from the mesa-top to the cliff dwellings, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
The "Split-Level History" of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
Split-levels, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
"The Stone Village," Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
"The Sun Temple," Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
History of "Vanished Architecture" tells of the various levels of discovery, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
Detail of room in Crescent Shaped Village, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
"Pit Room," Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
"Scorched Pit House," Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
"Ceremonial Chamber," Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
"Kiva Alignment," Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
Kiva detail, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
Kiva detail, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
Kiva detail, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA, 2009.
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