cliff-dwellings

Readers join the gang as they explore the cliff dwellings, learn about the ancient Anasazi who called these dwellings home, and use the clues to solve the mystery.

Discusses the history and dwellings of the Pueblo Indians of Colorado.

"Describes the archeological wonder of Mesa Verde, including discovery, artifacts, ancient peoples, and preservation"--.

Archaeologist Isabel Soto travels back in time to explore the Cliff Palace ruins at Mesa Verde.

Presents a tour of the Anasazi cliff dwellings in Colorado through the eyes of some of the people who lived and visited there nearly 800 years ago.

Relates the nineteenth-century discovery of cliff dwellings in the Chaco Canyon of northwest New Mexico, the excavations of the ancient ruins, and what the artifacts reveal about the civilization of the ancient Pueblo Indians.

Discusses the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde, Colorado, and what is known about the history, social life, and customs of the Ancestral Puebloans who lived in them.

Recreates, in text and illustrations, the day-to-day life throughout a full year in a Chaco Culture Anasazi pueblo, located in what is now New Mexico, in 1100 A.D.

A photo essay of a journey to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, examining Anasazi ruins, culture, and theories of why the Anasazi abandoned the region.

Discusses the civilization of the Anasazi people, who farmed the land of Mesa Verdi, a plateau in southwest Colorado, around 550 A.D. and dug their homes in the cliffs.