Archaeological Sites
Mesa Verde
Ancestral Puebloan · 600 to 1300 CE · SW Colorado
UnsolvedThe prize. 600+ cliff dwellings; UNESCO
Where. SW Colorado
Status. Unsolved
Where. SW Colorado
Status. Unsolved
The account
Elaborate stone villages tucked into canyon alcoves, abandoned ~1300. The first national park created to protect cultural resources.
Leads, where the trail points now
- Pin down the most specific last-known position in the record before going; the search centers on SW Colorado.
- What you are chasing is 600+ cliff dwellings; UNESCO. Work the documented record of Mesa Verde back to primary sources and separate what is attested from folklore.
- PROTECTED federal land, ARPA & the Antiquities Act make collection a federal crime.
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