Mesa Verde, with its stunning landscapes and cliff dwellings, has intrigued researchers and visitors for more than a century. But "Mesa Verde" represents more than cliff dwellings--its peoples created a culture that thrived for a thousand years in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. Archaeologists have discovered dozens of long-buried hamlets and villages spread for miles across the Great Sage Plain west and north of Mesa Verde. Only lately have these sites begun to reveal their secrets. The Mesa Verde World showcases the region's prehistory, environment, and archaeological history, from newly discovered reservoir systems to astronomical alignments.
Language
English
Pages
182
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
School of American Research Press
Release
March 22, 2007
ISBN
1930618743
ISBN 13
9781930618749
The Mesa Verde World: Explorations in Ancestral Pueblo Archaeology
Mesa Verde, with its stunning landscapes and cliff dwellings, has intrigued researchers and visitors for more than a century. But "Mesa Verde" represents more than cliff dwellings--its peoples created a culture that thrived for a thousand years in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. Archaeologists have discovered dozens of long-buried hamlets and villages spread for miles across the Great Sage Plain west and north of Mesa Verde. Only lately have these sites begun to reveal their secrets. The Mesa Verde World showcases the region's prehistory, environment, and archaeological history, from newly discovered reservoir systems to astronomical alignments.