Cave dwellings Mesa Verde National Park
by Patricia Hofmeester
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Cave dwellings Mesa Verde National Park
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Patricia Hofmeester
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Photograph - Photography
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Cave dwellings Mesa Verde National Park
Cave dwellings. Houses built into a cave or overhang in the side of a cliff. The site was settled about 1400 years ago by American Indians of the Anasazi tribe. The multi-storeyed dwellings acted as protection from the elements and from other tribes of nomads. Groups of cliff dwellings formed complete towns. The Anasazi grew irrigated crops of maize, squash and bean in the valleys below and produced pottery and woven goods. These cliff dwellings were abandoned in about 1200 AD.
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April 5th, 2013
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