| Mesa Verde National Park | |
History:
Mesa Verde was established by Congress as a national park on June 29, 1906 to preserve the archeological sites which "Pre-Columbian Indians" built on the mesa tops and in the alcoves of a score of rugged canyons. It was the first and, to date, the only cultural National Park set aside in the National Park System and was designated a World Heritage Site on September 6, 1978. There are over four thousand known archeological sites in Mesa Verde National Park. Approximately 600 of these are cliff dwellings. Only a few of these sites have been excavated.
Park History
Includes a chronology of one of the most significant chapters in the story of prehistoric America.The World of the Mesa Verde People
Includes a glimpse at the daily life of the Ancestral Puebloans.
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