The early Anasazi -- On top of the mesa -- Life among the Anasazi -- Moving to the cliffs -- Mysteries and discoveries -- Conclusion Summary Discusses the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, Colorado, and ...

Prehistoric developments in the Mesa Verde Region / by Arthur H. Rohn -- Mesa Verde : a century of research / by Alden C. Hayes -- Hovenweep through time / by Joseph C. Winter -- Craft arts of the ...

Over the last five years, European visitors have flocked to the American Southwest in such numbers that attendance has doubled at many of the region`s national parks and monuments. Four Corners ...

Tim Hovezak, an archaeologist at Mesa Verde National Park, points out some of the mysterious features of the Sun Temple, which overlooks the Cliff Palace and some of the park's other popular ...

MESA VERDE, Colo. — The ancient tribes who wandered into southwestern Colorado more than a thousand years ago were no dummies. They looked at the area's big, rugged mesas and decided to live inside ...

Reporting from Durango, Colo. — It’s a 90-minute drive from Durango, Colo., to Mesa Verde National Park. Do it — especially if it’s summer, when you’ll have a chance to climb among the park’s cliff ...

Kiva, Vol. 60, No. 2, Anasazi Origins: Recent Research on the Basketmaker II (Winter, 1994), pp. 257-276 (20 pages) Before there were villages, there must have been dwelling aggregates with ...

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As a result of energy development projects, three prehistoric pit kilns were excavated in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. This report describes and compares these features and their ...

Over the past 25 years, the ANASAZI Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Mesa, has helped teenagers to “find their way in the world” through a wilderness experience program and what they call ...