Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde National Park
Cortez, Colorado

Archaeologists have begun to reexamine existing sites with a fresh eye and new tools for extracting information.

 

Architecture is the largest and most visible manifestation of Ancestral Puebloan culture of Mesa Verde, yet despite the extent of building remains, its architecture, until recently, has generally been understudied. With increasing limitations placed on new excavation and a greater sense of conservation responsibilities, archaeologists have begun to reexamine existing sites with a fresh eye and new tools for extracting new information.

 

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