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Khan Academy: Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) built homes into the sides of a cliff beginning after 1000-1100CE. These stone and mortar buildings, along with the decorative elements and objects found inside them, provide important insights into the...
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Unesco: United States of America: Mesa Verde National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
A great concentration of ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th century, can be found on the Mesa Verde plateau in south-west Colorado at an altitude of more than 2,600 m. Some 4,400 sites have been recorded,...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Colorado: Mesa Verde National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous ruins of homes and villages built by the ancient Pueblo people; known for cliff dwellings; Mesa Verde translates into English as "green table".