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Focuses on the ancient cliff-dwelling people of Mesa Verde, Colorado.

Reports on the discovery and excavations of several Puebloan cliff dwellings in Colorado. Description of some cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde, Colorado; Discovery of the Cliff Palace by Richard Wetherill and Charles Mason; Explorations of the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings by scientist Gustaf Nordenskiold; Creation of the Mesa Verde National Park.

Provides information on the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.

Focuses on the 1996 fire at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Effects of the fire to the petroglyphs on Battleship Rock; Damages to some alcove dwellings, small pueblos, and storage rooms; Positive outcomes of the fire; Speculation of archaeologists on the cliff dwellers' method for growing crops.

The article provides information on the rediscovery of the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado by Richard Wetherill and Charles Mason.

Presents photographs related to the archaeological excavations conducted in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. Ancient dwelling sites found; Builders of the structures.